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 ...

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 ...