| The history of baseball bats dates back to 1800s. | | | | than wooden bats. Although titanium bats were |
| During this period, baseball was in its infancy, and | | | | introduced in 1993, they were banned from |
| players made their own bats from wood, without | | | | professional games because of other dangers. |
| any specific shape or size; players experimented | | | | Various types of aluminum baseball bats were |
| with long, short, flat, and heavy bats, and they | | | | introduced during the 1990s. Bats made of |
| eventually built a bat with a round barrel.In 1859, | | | | scandium aluminum are the most popular today.A |
| the first rule was made regarding the size of the | | | | great deal of research was conducted and many |
| baseball bat. The rule prescribed the allowable | | | | resulting modifications were made by |
| width of the bat, 2.5 inches in diameter, but no | | | | manufactures to improve the trampoline effect |
| length was prescribed. In 1869, another rule was | | | | of the bat and to increase the size of the sweet |
| made to restrict the length of the bat to 42 | | | | spot (the place on the bat for hitting the ball). A |
| inches (the same maximum length allowed today). | | | | double-walled bat, a new design introduced in the |
| Even though there was no rule regarding the | | | | 1990s, consists of an outer wall of |
| shape of the bats, most of the players used bats | | | | scandium-aluminum and an inner wall of a |
| with flat surfaces. Baseball underwent several | | | | composite material (often graphite), and a thick |
| developments during the succeeding years. In | | | | fluid or rubber between these two walls. Today, |
| 1890, a committee made a rule concerning the | | | | standard wooden bats are made of maple, white |
| shape of the bat; the rule suggested the round | | | | ash, and bamboo; these bats are used in |
| shape of the bat and fixed the diameter to 2.75 | | | | professional baseball tournaments.The past 150 |
| inches at the endBaseball came to a new phase | | | | years have seen many significant changes to the |
| with the introduction of metal belts in 1970. Bats | | | | baseball bat, and the design of the bat continues |
| made of aluminum became an instant success, as | | | | to evolve. |
| they are lightweight, durable, and much faster | | | | |