![]() ![]() sounds like cheating? And while it's obviously not nearly as egregious as the Astros' coordinated cheating efforts that slapped a big asterisk on the team's 2017 World Series title, it's still a rough look for a franchise that seems frustrated to still be linked to cheating years later. 2 min read Albert Pujols used grandfathered illegal bat for 12 years.So Albert Pujols could use that bat but Maldonado, who began his major league career in 2011, was not legally able to use that bat." Albert Pujols used grandfathered illegal bat for 12 years NBC Sports Chicago Staff Octoat 8:55 PM ![]() He also thought it was a way to honor the baseball legend, of course retiring with the close of the season, but here's the catch to it, guys: in 2010, Major League Baseball changed the bat specifications and that bat that Pujols modeled was no longer, except if you were playing prior to 2010 it was grandfathered. No, this is a problem of the abuse of technology. The barrel, he said, was slightly bigger. And, has been going on longer than anyone reading this has been alive. During the broadcast of Game 2 of the World Series. It was a model he obtained from Albert Pujols, and he used it because he thought it was very similar in size and weight to his own model. According to FOX Sports' Tom Verducci, Houston catcher Martn Maldonado used an illegal bat in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night. HOUSTON Major League Baseball made Astros catcher Martin Maldonado stop using a bat it deemed illegal after World Series Game 1, a league official said Saturday. He found out from MLB today that the bat he used last night was not a legal bat. "Martin Maldonado is using a different bat today here in Game 2. ![]()
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