A torpedo bat model is pictured between two other models so patrons can observe the difference while touring the automated ...

Bellinger, the 2019 NL MVP with the Los Angeles Dodgers, switched from a maple Louisville Slugger to a birch bat and cited MLB’s 2010 rule change narrowing the maximum diameter from 2.75 inches.

That changed over the winter, when Louisville Slugger sent him some sample bats. These torpedo bats were made of birch wood, an ounce lighter than Bellinger’s usual maple bat and he eventually found ...

Four teams contacted Louisville Slugger about the model ... For Marucci, which uses largely maple in its professional bats, sourcing wood isn’t an issue, as it owns a timber company in Pennsylvania ...

Odd-shaped baseball bats in Major League Baseball ... Bellinger is using a Louisville Slugger model. "I’m usually a maple guy, but birch for me allows me to get the bigger barrel because I ...

That changed over the winter, when Louisville Slugger sent him some sample bats. These torpedo bats were made of birch wood, an ounce lighter than Bellinger’s usual maple bat and he eventually ...

Four teams contacted Louisville Slugger about the model ... For Marucci, which uses largely maple in its professional bats, sourcing wood isn’t an issue, as it owns a timber company in ...