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Originally Posted by Rufus
What's more interesting is that there is another bat technology out there called Radial bats. They are constructed from 12 wedges pressed together in a block then lathed like a traditional bat. They are supposedly guaranteed not to shatter if they break. The owner/inventor has been petitioning MLB to test/approve his design but so far no luck.
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He may have patented a version of this process, but the Brett Bros. Bat company also owns a patent for this process and bat. They have applied to MLB for approval every year since 1998. They finally succeeded in getting approved for experimentation at the low minors.