NEW YORK, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Baseball bats used by the New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez and Tampa Bay Devil Rays' Akinori Iwamura were declared legal Tuesday.
The bats were checked by Major League Baseball officials after umpires were asked to look at them during Saturday's game between the two clubs.
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"Both bats were in full compliance with Major League Baseball's bat regulations, and neither bat showed any signs of tampering and/or alteration," the commissioner's office said in a statement. "The bats will be returned to Iwamura and Rodriguez promptly."
