The baseball bat is a brutish creation, a blunt instrument created to pummel a round ball. Never has anyone accused it of being some sort of technological marvel. It exists in almost the exact form it ...

Bat technology has had five years to catch up to the NCAA’s BBCOR standards, which were instituted for the 2011 college season to better balance performance and safety in bats. Previously, bat ...

Sometimes tools break, and that’s part of working with wood. In this video, a failed axe handle turns into a lesson in why learning to re-handle your own tools matters. From splitting firewood to ...

This is the first in a series of articles focusing on an often-overlooked part of baseball: the equipment. Periodically, Baseball Prospectus will interview people around the game to gather insight ...