RENTON, Wash. (AP) - Players have been altering bats for decades in a bid to improve their grip - adding pine-tar or some specialized grip tape, maybe shaving the handle slightly to make it thinner.

Frequently, amateur baseball players use metal or composite bats, and professionals use wood bats. However, there may be times where amateur and youth players want to use a wood bat, either for ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... RENTON, Wash. — Players have been altering bats for decades in a bid to improve their grip — adding pine-tar or some specialized grip tape, maybe shaving the ...

Unless you play Major League Baseball, you have a choice when it comes to picking the material for your bat. Your options are wood, aluminum or composite. Each of these materials provides the player ...

Many youth or amateur baseball players are more familiar with using aluminum baseball bats or training bats made with composite materials, but professional baseball players must use traditional wooden ...

You’ve been hearing all about torpedo bats of late, and with good reason. New equipment isn’t introduced to Major League Baseball often, but the torpedo bat represents a change in the design of a ...

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SAINT LOUIS, MO (March 6, 2019) – Old Hickory Bat Company and ProXR, LLC announced today the launch of the XR line of premium high-performance baseball bats. The new innovative product combines Old ...

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Players have been altering bats for decades in a bid to improve their grip — adding pine-tar or some specialized grip tape, maybe shaving the handle slightly to make it thinner.