The volatility of aluminum, the bat of choice from youth to college ball, is again being questioned by legislators, especially as it relates to player safety. In New York, city council voted in March ...

Aluminum bats were seen as a cost-saving alternative to wood when they were introduced at the college level in 1974, and the extra offense they produced added excitement to the games. Advances in ...

CITYWIDE — The familiar “ping” sound of a ball springing off an aluminum bat has long been associated with high school baseball. In Santa Monica and the rest of California, that sound may soon be a ...

At issue is whether aluminum bats have made baseball unnecessarily dangerous. On one side are those who say baseballs fly off these bats much faster than they do wood bats and have led to severe ...

OAK LAWN, Ill. (AP) — Bill Kalant never had a chance to get out of the way of the baseball that put him, as doctors told his father, “on the cliff of death.” The pitcher’s parents, sitting a few feet ...

"That's generally the argument between wood bat and aluminum bat is the cost issue," Elder said. "An aluminium bat costs $300 and you can use it for the whole season. Eight wood bats would cost $320 ...

BOSTON (AP) -- Massachusetts could become the first state to ban aluminum baseball bats from postseason high school games, citing injuries from line drives that can fly through the infield at close to ...

Aluminum bats have become bigger and stronger but lighter, giving hitters more bat speed and power than ever over the last 20 years. "It's a real concern," said Section VI Assistant Chairman Bob ...

Apr. 10—An autographed aluminum baseball bat helped get a 35-year-old Odessan arrested Wednesday evening. According to an Odessa Police Department report, dispatchers received a call around 6:30 p.m.