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2 mar 2010 · NEW YORK — Many maple bats will be banned in the minor leagues this season, part of Major League Baseball’s push to stop shattered shards of wood from flying dangerously through the air. New...
30 paź 2022 · Major League Baseball forced Houston Astros catcher Martín Maldonado to stop using an illegal maple bat after Game 1 of the World Series on Friday, reports the New York Post.
19 sty 2009 · Less than a week after Major League Baseball announced new regulations in December concerning maple-wood bat production, a bat manufacturer named Romeo Filip sent an email to the owners and...
Ten days earlier, Pittsburgh Pirates hitting coach Don Long was struck in the face by a shard from Pirate's center fielder Nate McLouth's shattered bat during a game at the Dodger's park.
20 lis 2018 · Even bat wood species have transitioned from hickory and the traditional ash to maple, which dominates today in major-league baseball (MLB). As baseball and its people have changed, the use of wood to make bats has not.
30 paź 2022 · In an interview with Mark Berman after Game 2 of the World Series, Martin Maldonado cleared up the bat controversy stating that he just wanted to try out the bat given to him by his former...
The popularity of maple baseball bats among Major League Baseball players has increased significantly in the past ten years. The hardness of maple wood in comparison to ash has led to the bat’s increase in popularity, overcoming the slight weight increase of the newly- used material.
