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Throat guards can be made of metal, leather, and/or plastic, and may be built in to a mask or attached separately. The guard was invented in 1976 by Los Angeles Dodgers trainer Bill Buhler after catcher Steve Yeager was impaled in the throat by pieces of a broken bat .
Also called a baseball cup, box, athletic cup – made of hard impact-resistant plastic or light metal, often with flexible sides for comfort and protection, designed to protect the testicles and groin from impact of a baseball, baseball bat, cleats, or any other moving object. Absolutely required for catchers, pitchers, and often all infielders.
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.
Warstic (Warstic Wood Bat Co) is a baseball bat and sports apparel company. [1] It was founded in 2011 by former Philadelphia Phillies 2nd Baseman Ben Jenkins and musician Jack White,. [2] [3] [4] The company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. In 2016 Warstic bats were approved for use in the MLB league. [5]
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 ...
In the early 1970s, Easton manufactured aluminum baseball bats under license for other companies, and then in the mid-1970s began selling bats under its own name. In 1976 it began making tent frames, and in 1978 produced aluminum tennis racquet frames for Prince Sports. During the late 1970s, an Easton engineer who played hockey began working ...