Watch Miguel Montero lick (or try to eat?) his baseball bat [UPDATE: Montero explains]

Cameras caught Miguel Montero licking/kissing/trying to eat a couple baseball bats during Monday's D-backs-Mets game at Citi Field. It was a strange sight to say the least:

Now, I've never tasted a baseball bat. I've never really thought about it. Who knows though? Maybe I'm missing out on something. Maybe it tastes really good. Maybe ...

Ahh, this explains it ... sort of:

-- Matt Monagan / MLB.com