While meant to simulate wood bats, regulation USA Baseball metal bats are more forgiving than wood for young players who might not connect with the ball on a bat's optimal 'sweet spot.' After testing ...

One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. The "ping" of aluminum bats has long ...

After setting up my 1912 wood lathe, I created a heavy baseball bat better suited for demolishing. This video documents the fun process, highlighting challenges faced during casting, particularly with ...

Me too, I keep wondering if that was a typo and it's the ball that compresses differently with a wood bat vs an aluminum bat. My son just started 6th grade and we're deep into the whole little league ...

Once upon a time, a team ahead of the curve in analytics noticed how undervalued a skill it was “not to make outs”. They made a movie based on the 2002 Athletics and 24 years later the same ...

Although the Vikings have a lot to celebrate as they remain undefeated, head coach Kevin O'Connell made one glaring mistake that can't be ignored. Minnesota Vikings On SI Esteban Ocon: “I’m one of the ...

Newly designed metal bats are keeping scores down in the College Baseball World Series now underway in Omaha, Neb. The new bats feature "sweet spots" that are smaller than they were previously in an ...

Attend any area high school baseball game this spring and it's a sound you'll hear over and over again. The sound of a baseball hitting an aluminum bat and soaring into the outfield or being driven ...

The crack of the baseball bat is back. For years, the Rhode Island teams in the American Legion Baseball league - the oldest nationwide youth program - played with aluminum bats that make the ...