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  2. Boning (baseball) - Wikipedia

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    Unlike corking, boning is entirely legal under baseball rules. [2] Through most of the 20th century, the great majority of major league bats were made of ash wood. [6] In 1997, maple wood bats were permitted in major league games, and became widely used in the 21st century, [5] following the example of home run champion Barry Bonds. [6]

  3. Glossary of baseball terms - Wikipedia

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    A bat's diameter is larger at one end (the barrel-end) than at the other (the handle). The bottom end of the handle is the knob. A batter generally tries to strike the ball in the sweet spot near the middle of the barrel-end of the bat, sometimes referred to as the fat part of the bat or the meat end of the bat.

  4. Composite baseball bat - Wikipedia

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    The trampoline effect, which is common terminology for baseball players, is the phenomenon when the baseball "jumps" off the bat at contact. The bat-ball collision can be demonstrated from the physics of elastic collisions. The stiffer the barrel of the bat, the slower the baseball comes off the bat because it loses energy in the collision.

  5. Baseball bat - Wikipedia

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    Four historically significant baseball bats showcased in the National Baseball Hall of Fame's traveling exhibit "Baseball As America". From left to right: bat used by Babe Ruth to hit his 60th home run during the 1927 season, bat used by Roger Maris to hit his 61st home run during the 1961 season, bat used by Mark McGwire to hit his 70th home run during the 1998 season, and the bat used by ...

  6. Baseball clothing and equipment - Wikipedia

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    A rounded, solid wooden or hollow aluminum bat. Wooden bats are traditionally made from ash wood, though maple and bamboo is also sometimes used. Aluminum bats are not permitted in professional leagues, but are frequently used in amateur leagues. Composite bats are also available, essentially wooden bats with a metal rod inside.

  7. What is Rob Manfred's 'golden at-bat' idea, and how would it ...

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    The idea is simple. Once a game, a manager gets to put his best batter at the plate regardless of where the batting order stands. So imagine, as a pitcher facing the Dodgers, you get Shohei Ohtani ...

  8. Corked bat - Wikipedia

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    Using a corked bat in Major League Baseball is in violation of Rule 6.03 (a)(5), which states A batter is out for illegal action when: (5) He uses or attempts to use a bat that, in the umpire's judgment, has been altered or tampered with in such a way to improve the distance factor or cause an unusual reaction on the baseball.

  9. Center of percussion - Wikipedia

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    The center of percussion is often discussed in the context of a bat, racquet, door, sword or other extended object held at one end. The same point is called the center of oscillation for the object suspended from the pivot as a pendulum , meaning that a simple pendulum with all its mass concentrated at that point will have the same period of ...

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