For his first day of work in June 1999, Scott Smith arrived at the makeshift bat factory, a three-level brick corner house in ...

His initial attempt at a handmade bat did not go well ... Maple has a tight grain structure and is a harder wood than ash, giving it the potential to be more durable. In those early days, before ...

Fantasy baseball analyst Dalton Del Don examines seven hitters on the rise. Go here for fantasy starting pitcher risers (and one faller)  Fernando Tatís Jr., San Diego Padres Tatís can only rise so ...

Pete McBride Arriving at last in Holbrook, I was struck by the prevalence of giant roadside dinosaur sculptures, rock shops selling petrified-wood souvenirs ... yeast and the grain fungus known ...

When they emerge at night in large numbers, bats avoid colliding with each other by adjusting both their flight patterns and ...

NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images From the beginning, the partnership between players and their bats have been personal affairs, with everything from length to weight to wood preference ...

In the white division of the WOW Wood Bat Tournament, Bishop LeBlond won its first two matchups by an average of almost 13 runs. Like the Lions, the momentum wouldn’t carry over into the ...

The Walkoff Wood Bat Company built on the success of its inaugural high school wood bat baseball tournament last year by expanding to a larger stage in 2025. This year’s edition drew 54 teams ...

An insider recently suggested the newly designed torpedo bat might solve a St. Louis Cardinals fan favorite's hitting struggles in 2025.

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