Raisin is a Jamaican fruit bat who has defied the odds her entire life. Beginning her life as a pup in a lab, she’s now an elderly resident at Bat World Sanctuary, living out her retirement to the fullest. Bat World Sanctuary Back in 2005, a research facility turned Raisin and several other bats over to the sanctuary. Though it’s …
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The Yankees were right that the bat Taylor Trammell doubled with for the Astros in Thursday’s Yankees victory did not meet MLB regulations. However, unlike other controversies involving the Astros, there will be no repercussions following the bat’s removal from the game, according to a source, since it was ruled Trammell did not gain an advantage from the bat. According …
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NEW YORK — Major League Baseball has ruled that Houston Astros outfielder Taylor Trammell’s bat, which was confiscated in the ninth inning of Thursday night’s game against the New York Yankees, was technically illegal. But the league office determined that Trammell’s bat did not give him a competitive advantage, and the umpires treated the situation like “an impermissible glove color …
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HOUSTON — The Astros, down by four runs in the ninth inning Thursday night, were starting to build some momentum. A leadoff single by Victor Caratini and a double off the wall by Taylor Trammell meant they had the tying run on deck with no outs against Yankees reliever David Bednar. Enter Yankees manager Aaron Boone, who came onto the …
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The ninth inning of the New York Yankees‘ 8-4 win over the Houston Astros on Thursday night was delayed after umpires confiscated a bat used by Astros outfielder Taylor Trammell. After Trammell doubled, Yankees manager Aaron Boone asked officials to check his bat. Both managers talked to plate umpire Adrian Johnson, and he then talked to the replay office in …
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HOUSTON — Umpires confiscated a bat used by Astros outfielder Taylor Trammell in the ninth inning of Thursday night’s game against the New York Yankees amid questions about its legality. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said his club, which won 8-4, noticed “discolorations on the label” of Trammell’s bat. Boone said he inquired with Major League Baseball on Thursday, and the …
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MCHENRY COUNTY, IL — Two people are receiving treatment for exposure to rabies after they woke up to a bat in their room at their Cary home in the middle of the night last week. The McHenry County Department of Health confirmed over the weekend that the bat found inside the Cary home on August 28 tested positive for rabies, …
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PORTLAND (WGME) — There was a rabid bat found recently in Portland, according to the city’s public health division. They say this is the fourth case of rabies in the county this year. They previously found a raccoon, a fox and another bat that were rabid. They’re reminding people to make sure their pets are vaccinated. You should keep trashcan …
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PORTLAND (WGME) — There was a rabid bat found recently in Portland, according to the city’s public health division. They say this is the fourth case of rabies in the county this year. They previously found a raccoon, a fox and another bat that were rabid. They’re reminding people to make sure their pets are vaccinated. You should keep trashcan …
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Aug 29, 2025, 08:46 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The bat tossed in the air by a New Jersey Little Leaguer to celebrate a home run that earned him a suspension later lifted by a judge sold Friday for nearly $10,000 at auction. All proceeds from the sale of 12-year-old Marco Rocco’s signed bat will be donated to the program he …
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