The Green Easton, the B5 Pro, a 71/78 aluminum alloy with a 2-5/8” barrel diameter, changed the game by dropping weight. “Instead of swinging a 31 or 32, they could handle a 33- or 34-inch bat ...

Easton, an arrow-making company born in 1922, made one of the first-ever aluminum baseball bats in 1969, but then really took over baseball in 1978 with the launch of the B5 Pro Big Barrel, a 2-5/ ...

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The company controls 45% of the aluminum bat market, and Palma believes there’s room to grow Easton’s share to 60% or higher. Wood bats are used primarily by professional players and make up ...

LOS ANGELES (CN) – A teenage pitcher suffered serious head injuries from a ball hit by an “unreasonably dangerous” aluminum baseball bat, he claims in a lawsuit against the bat makers. Cole Schlesner ...

Since the early 1970s, aluminum bats have been a steady diet in youth baseball, high school, colleges ... Ruth is holding a silvery Easton aluminum bat with a bright red handle instead of the ...

Easton is a top manufacturer of elite-performance bats. A sturdy bat can make the difference between getting a base hit and earning an easy out.

Whether aluminum or wood, a bat can make all the difference. It has for college baseball players since the first aluminum bats were introduced in 1974. Professional coaches commonly refer to ...

Suddenly, after 100 years of specializing in wood bats, Louisville was a major player in the aluminum bat industry. Easton followed with its own improvements, and the war was on.

Go ahead and ask Brian Marquardt what he thinks about the danger of aluminum bats.Actually, just look at the scar across his head.The 19-year-old from Wood Dale was seriously injured in 2005 ...