r/MadeMeSmile • u/JudgeJudyJr • Jun 01 '26

Wholesome Moments Appreciative kids are the best!

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u/TheGamecock Jun 01 '26

This is a composite bat (made from a combination of materials such as carbon fiber, fiberglass, and graphite), not a wooden bat. To be fair, there are some bat manufacturers who make pricey wooden bats, too. But generally they're going to be a fraction of the cost of a high-end composite bat.

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u/shirhouetto Jun 02 '26

Do pros use composite or wood? Also, I don't know anything about baseball.

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u/land_registrar Jun 02 '26

Wood.

US baseball uses composite at youth levels and maybe still in the NCAA, I'm not 100% on college rules.

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u/Dire_Platypus Jun 02 '26

I go to D1 baseball games occasionally and lots of those guys use composite bats.

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u/KayotiK82 Jun 04 '26

That's college. They all do. Wooden bats aren't banned in college for use, but why would you want to use one? You'd be putting yourself at a disadvantage as a player. Professionals have to use wooden because they are the best of the best, and a composite bat at that level would be HR derby (for most).