What are mlb bats made of?

Maple. Some batters prefer the hardness that is inherent in wooden bats made out of maple. They do not flex nearly as much as baseball bats that are made out of ash. read more

The mushroom bat, made in 1906 by Spalding. With baseball bats being larger in the 1900s the Spalding company designed a larger bat with a mushroom-shaped knob on the handle. This enabled the batter to get a better distribution of weight over the entire length of the bat. The Wright & Ditsons Lajoie baseball bat. read more

Although bats used by major leaguers are still manufactured at the company's revered home in downtown Louisville, it started to outsource work to China in 2006, and thousands of softball bats made there were recalled in 2013 because of issues with barrels separating from the handle, Redman says. read more