why mlb use wooden bats?
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Wooden bats take more skill to use because they're slower to swing, and heavier. Also, wooden bats have fewer sweet spots, which means that you have to really work on your swing to be able to make contact with the ball in just the right way to really let that ball fly.
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In the American major leagues, Rule 1.10(a) states: The bat shall be a smooth, round stick not more than 2.61 inches in diameter at the thickest part and not more than 42 inches in length. The bat shall be one piece of solid wood.
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The bat must be a baseball bat which meets the USA Baseball Bat standard (USABat) as adopted by Little League. It shall be a smooth, rounded stick, and made of wood or of material and color tested and proved acceptable to the USA Baseball Bat standard (USABat).
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Major league baseball has required that its players use wooden bats, but the aluminum bat has come to dominate the lower levels of baseball, from Little League to the college game.
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The bat is traditionally made from willow wood, specifically from a variety of white willow called cricket bat willow (Salix alba var. caerulea), treated with raw (unboiled) linseed oil, which has a protective function.
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Yes. Specifically, its a Pro Hitter's Baseball Thumb Guard used for baseball batters. It's purpose is to fill the gap between the oval shape of a cupped hand and the perfect cylinder of most wood bats.
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If a baseball player is sniffing the end of his bat, it means he is sniffing for burnt wood. It's actually a very cool smell if you've ever encountered it. ... One of the batters who had just struck out handed me the bat he had used and told me to smell it. It smelled like burnt wood.
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Most wooden bats are made from ash; other woods include maple, hickory, and bamboo. Hickory has fallen into disfavor over its greater weight, which slows down bat speed, while maple bats gained popularity following the introduction of the first major league sanctioned model in 1997.
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It is meant to protect the batter's head from errant pitches thrown by the pitcher. A batter who is "hit by pitch," due to an inadvertent wild pitch or a pitcher's purposeful attempt to hit him, may be seriously, even fatally, injured.
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Tee ball bats should only be used with approved low compression baseballs. Approved tee ball bats cannot be used with hard balls. Coach pitch and machine pitch leagues can use tee ball bats if low compression balls are being used.
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One of the reasons that some cricket bats are so expensive is because of the quality of the wood. ... The blade has a flattened front that is hardened through a process of slight compression, and a back that features a 'swell' – where the wood is thick enough to deliver some heft and power to a hit.
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Composite bats are used in a number of different leagues. Most Little League programs have governing rules concerning composite bats. High school (NFHS) and Collegiate play are governed under the BBCOR standards. Metal or composite bats are not allowed in the MLB or its affiliates.
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Baseball bats are made of either wood, or a metal alloy (typically aluminum). Most wooden bats are made from ash; other woods include maple, hickory, and bamboo.
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As soon as you glue two pieces of wood together, they call it a laminated bat. That means you have used some sort of adhesive, which is illegal. If there are bats like that and they are caught using them, then they will be regarded as illegal and players will be charged under ICC's code of conduct."
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In the end, aluminum bats provide more power, a faster swing, and a larger sweet spot. So, in terms of head-to-head, aluminum bats are better than wood bats. ... Wood bats provide hitters with better mechanics, better approach, better contact and makes the player a better hitter.
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A cricket bat is a specialised piece of equipment used by batsmen in the sport of cricket to hit the ball, typically consisting of a cane handle attached to a flat-fronted willow-wood blade.
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Most large barrel wood bats tend to be very end loaded as most of the weight is out in the barrel. This will cause the bat to feel heavy or end loaded. Medium to smaller barrel wood bats tend to be more balanced as the taper from the handle to the barrel is less drastic.