MLB purportedly agreed enough to give Boone a head nod, but not enough to discipline or question Trammell before the game. More from Yankees manager Aaron Boone on his questioning of Astros outfielder Taylor Trammell's bat: "The discoloration was on the label like. I don't know if it was just natural or if it was sand... I don't know. Pausing the game so every member of this incompetent umpiring crew could stare at the coloration of Trammell's bat probably benefitted his team more than it hurt them.