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2. Batting glove - Wikipedia

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   A close-up of a Baltimore Orioles player's batting gloves. Batting gloves are a component in bat-and-ball games sportswear. Typically consisting of a leather palm and back made of nylon or another synthetic fabric, the glove covers one or both hands of a batter, providing comfort, prevention of blisters, warmth, improved grip, and shock absorption when hitting the ball.

3. Corked bat - Wikipedia

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   This includes bats that are filled, flat-surfaced, nailed, hollowed, grooved or covered with a substance such as paraffin, wax, etc. [4] It has been a popular belief that the material used to cork a bat creates a "trampoline effect", causing a ball hit with a corked bat to travel farther than one hit with an uncorked bat.

4. Batting (baseball) - Wikipedia

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   The over weighted supplemental devices include swinging multiple bats, standard 23 oz softball bat, heavier 26 oz softball bat, lighter 18 oz softball bat and doughnut ring (16 oz). [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Weighted warm-up devices are commonly used because players feel that warming-up with heavier bats will help them increase bat velocity.

5. Baseball bat - Wikipedia

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   A fungo bat is a specially designed bat used by baseball and softball coaches for practice. The etymology of the word fungo (/ ˈ f ʌ ŋ ɡ oʊ /) is uncertain, but the Oxford English Dictionary suggests it is derived from the Scots fung: "to pitch, toss, or fling". [30] A fungo is longer and lighter than a regulation bat, with a smaller diameter.

6. 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 ...

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