Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras was seen chewing on his batting tape during an at-bat against the Twins on Saturday.

Willson Contreras found an innovative way get rid of some batting tape on his baseball bat on Saturday.

Contreras realized his grip tape was beginning to come apart near the bottom of his bat during an at-bat that had a full count.

St. Louis Cardinals player Willson Contreras was caught chewing batting tape during their game against the St. Louis Blues.

Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras was seen chewing on his batting tape during an at-bat against the Twins on Saturday.

In a moment that left fans stunned—and Willson Contreras himself slightly horrified—the Cardinals catcher-turned-first-baseman found himself chewing on bat tape during Saturday’s 5-1 win ...

In the middle of an at-bat against Twins starter Joe Ryan in the fourth inning, Contreras noticed that the batting tape on his lumber was becoming unraveled.

If at some point Francisco Alvarez is down to nubs for hands, count on the slugger using tape and glue to affix a bat to one of his limbs.

Willson Contreras found an innovative way get rid of some batting tape on his baseball bat on Saturday.

Chewing batting tape is the way to go," Fox Sports: MLB added. "Willson Contreras out here snacking on bat tape like it’s a gourmet treat guess the dugout concession stand ran out of gum ...