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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