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Brother Buzz

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5. MLB jumped all over him, for sure

Reply to Deuxcents (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 5, 2022, 11:28 PM

Nov 2022

Major League Baseball forced Houston Astros catcher Martín Maldonado to stop using an illegal maple bat after Game 1 of the World Series.

The bat was deemed illegal for safety reasons and not competitive reasons -- the specific type of maple bat Maldonado used is more likely to splinter into multiple pieces.

The suspect/illegal bat was a gift from Albert Pujols in 2017; it was grandfathered in for Pujols, but not newer players like Maldonado

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Astros too legit to quit [View all] RussBLib Nov 2022 OP

And to think that Ron Thomson GP6971 Nov 2022 #1

Zero cheating with Dusty Baker at the helm Brother Buzz Nov 2022 #2

What about the illegal bat hat was used this series by the Astros player Deuxcents Nov 2022 #3

He didn't know it was illegal TxGuitar Nov 2022 #4

MLB jumped all over him, for sure Brother Buzz Nov 2022 #5

Yup. Once a cheating team, always a cheating team! Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2022 #6