MLB takes Astros outfielder’s bat after Yankees appeal

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone has questioned the legality of a bat used by Houston Astros Taylor Trammell in the final of the Thursday series.

Lowering five points at the bottom of the ninth round, Houston went up a return starting the round with a simple receiver Victor Caratini and a double of the wall by the Voltigator Taylor Trammell. After the stick, Boone asked the referees to check the bat used by the 27-year-old due to his “discoloration”.

Rule 3.02 (C) by Major League Baseball prohibits the use of a “colorful bat in a professional game” unless it is approved by the League.

The crew chief, Adrian Johnson, took the bat and called an exam to verify the legality of discoloration on the barrel.

After the exam, the bat was confiscated by the referees, authenticated and sent to the League office to be inspected, according to the manager of Astros, Joe Espada.

“The bat was a bit worn,” said Espada. “He uses this bat all the time and I guess they thought it was an illegal bat.

“I thought it was … whatever,” he added.

Boone said they had noticed the color of the bat earlier in the series and brought it on Thursday to the league officials.

“You are not allowed to do anything on your bat,” said Boone after the match. “I’m not saying he was … we noticed it and the league thought it may be illegal too.”

After the match, the outflow was confused.

“I feel a little defensive at the moment, the more a test of my character, as if I will do this,” said Trammell. “A little lost on this thing, and if someone knows me, I know that I never cheat or something like that.”

Trammell, who played a few games for the Yankees last season, stayed in the second goal. The astros then marked a race on a single by the designated striker Yordan Alvarez, but the Yankees held up to win the match 8-4.