St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Shildt asked umpires to check Nick Castellanos' bat after he hit a grand slam in the second inning Wednesday at Great American Ball Park.
The four umpires huddled together next to home plate, then chatted with Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell. Castellanos walked out of the dugout with his bat and immediately handed it to crew chief Phil Cuzzi. There was a large chip at the top of the bat.
After chatting with the umpires, Castellanos handed the chipped bat to a fan sitting behind the Reds' dugout. The umpires initiated a rule check with the umpiring crew in New York and determined the chip in the bat did not have an effect on the home run, according to an MLB official.