Mookie Betts just became the first official MLB player to sign a contract with Axe Bat. The 23-year-old Boston Red Sox outfielder will become the face of the quickly growing axe-handled baseball bat. The budding superstar will play in his first All-Star Game next week. Betts has been using an Axe Bat full-time at the major league level for […]
Baden Sports, creators of the first non-round bat approved for play at the MLB level, have introduced a new line of Axe Bats. Already available for pre-order, the Element HyperWhip L138D features the first ever asymmetric, composite-alloy hybrid barrel in addition to a new knob. The one-sided hitting aspect of the HyperWhip enabled Baden to […]
Technology is at it again. Further penetrating the athlete’s world. Shoes, helmets, pads, sticks, you name it and it’s been enhanced by a technological advancement in the past five years. And now the baseball bat, an object entrenched in American sports lore, is being re-engineered by Baden Sports in the form of the Axe Bat. […]
Baden Sports, Inc. has announced that the full line up of the new composite, aluminum, and wood 2015 Axe Bats for baseball and softball are now available for pre-order. The revolutionary bat has an axe shaped bottom as opposed to the more traditional oval shape that players and fans have become accustomed to over the […]
Ted Williams, one of the greatest hitters of all time, shared his secrets and beliefs about hitting in his 1970 book The Science of Hitting. Amongst a wealth of insights in his book that are still read by hitters today, Williams shared an intriguing idea: “Swinging a bat is like swinging an axe.” On its own, this […]
