There was no shortage of drama during the Houston Astros' series loss to the Yankees this week, and it ended on a controversial note. In the ninth inning of the Astros' 8-4 loss on Thursday night, Yankees manager Aaron Boone took issue with Taylor Trammell's bat after he had hit a double just seconds before. The bat was confiscated, but Trammell remained in the game, and in the post-sign-stealing scandal reality for the Astros, nothing is ever just be left that simple.
The Athletic's Chris Kirschner reports that Major League Baseball has indeed deemed that Trammell's bat was illegal, but that it did not provide a competitive advantage for the Astros' outfielder.