The bat Major League Baseball confiscated from Taylor Trammell is against league rules, but the Houston Astros outfielder won't face any additional discipline for the lumber.

A day after umpires confiscated the at the behest of New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone, Trammell said on Friday that the league told him the bat's two-color paint scheme was in violation of the rules but since it did not provide a competitive advantage, he faces no additional punishment.

The bat was taken in the ninth inning of the Yankees' 8-4 win in Houston after Boone asked umpires to do an examination. After delaying the game to look at the bat and discuss with Boone and Houston manager Joe Espada, plate umpire Adrian Johnson spoke with the replay office in New York, then handed the bat to a league official s

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