Frequently, amateur baseball players use metal or composite bats, and professionals use wood bats. However, there may be times where amateur and youth players want to use a wood bat, either for ...

Eric Byrnes of the Diamondbacks popped up and immediately slammed his bat to the ground. The bat shattered, and chunks of wood hit Marlins catcher Miguel Olivo in the cheek, forehead and thigh. Nobody ...

In search of more information about maple bats, we spoke to players and two experts in the industry -- Chuck Schapp of Louisville Slugger and Sam Holman, owner of The Original Maple Bat Corporation -- ...