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An issue with the bat of Astros outfielder Taylor Trammell caused a delay during the ninth inning of the Yankees’ 8-4 win over Houston on Thursday night.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone asked the umpire crew to examine Trammell’s bat after he hit a double off the left field wall against reliever David Bednar.

It wasn’t immediately clear why Boone had the umps examine the bat, but after a lengthy review and conversation between crew chief Adrian Johnson and the replay office in New York, Trammell remained at second base.

Taylor Trammell's bat was confiscated after he doubled in the ninth inning p

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