St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras has been suspended six games and fined an undisclosed amount for his actions during Monday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium, ...

The Yankees were right that the bat Taylor Trammell doubled with for the Astros in Thursday’s Yankees victory did not meet MLB regulations. However, unlike other controversies involving the Astros, ...

The controversy began in the ninth inning at Yankee Stadium when Trammell doubled with a runner on base. Yankees manager Aaron Boone immediately asked umpires to check the bat. After consultation with ...

NEW YORK -- Oakland Athletics outfielder Coco Crisp has been suspended for one game for intentionally throwing his bat toward plate umpire D.J. Reyburn. The bat hit Reyburn's foot after Crisp struck ...

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone questioned the legality of a bat used by Houston Astros outfielder Taylor Trammell during Thursday’s series finale. Down by five runs in the bottom of the ninth ...

HOUSTON – A tense Yankees-Astros series filled with oddball moments concluded Thursday night with – what else? – a ninth inning bat controversy. After belting a double off the left field wall, Astros’ ...

The ninth inning of Thursday night's New York Yankees win over the Houston Astros (NYY 8, HOU 4) featured a bat controversy. Taylor Trammell roped a double to put two on with no outs, then Yankees ...

Major League Baseball isn't doing away with human umpires any time soon, but the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System that's been used in the minors the past two seasons is coming to the big leagues ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Tempers flared again Sunday in the Oakland-Kansas City series, with five more Royals getting ejected. The benches emptied for the third straight day after Royals reliever Kelvin ...