Sam Holman made use of the fact that maple has a tight grain structure and is a harder wood than ash, giving it the potential ...

Torpedo bats are just the latest innovation in the design of baseball bats, some of which stuck, and others which ... did not ...

“Nope,” Holman replied, “Canseco needs these bats. We’re making them ... Maple has a tight grain structure and is a harder wood than ash, giving it the potential to be more durable.

Let’s look back at the bats that have existed in MLB ... but because of the way the wood was grained — it’s slope-grain —, it also split into dangerous shards when they broke, to the ...

The New York Yankees quietly brought a physics experiment to the plate. Then came the home-run barrage.

Round cylinders of wood that eventually will turn into ... and clearly love talking baseball and baseball bats -- everything from grain deviation and max barrel diameter to discussing what kind ...

The Kiamichi Mountains feel more Appalachian than Midwestern—steep ridges, rushing creeks, and hourly cicada buzz. Five‑acre ...

The brothers are friendly and clearly love talking baseball and baseball bats -- everything from grain deviation and max ... making the bat began. The wood -- birch or maple -- is sourced from ...