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Additionally, as time passed MLB implemented more standards concerning drop weights, and bat dimensions.

The major finding that SOG was the culprit in bat breakage led Leatherstocking Timber Products – a premiere supplier of wood billets to baseball bat manufacturers around the country – to completely revolutionize the bat making industry with the invention of split billets. This one manufacturing change has had arguably the biggest impact on stopping bats from breaking. LTP deduced that using sawn billets causes billets to be weaker, because you are using a saw to force your way through the wood grain, whereas split billets are created by splitting the wood along it’s natural weak points. Giving you a stronger billet to begin with. All bats sold at The Wood Bat Factory, regardless of manufacturer, were born of LTP billets. We have a whole article dedicated to split vs sawn billets here (coming soon).

With all of these changes, wood bat breakage in the Majors is down over 50% from where it was in 2008, proving that wood is not inherently dangerous.

Any quality wood bat manufacturer will maintain these standards at the amateur and youth level of their offerings. See the list below to make sure you are not using a bat that is too light, as these may have durability issues and are more prone to breakage, due to factors like handle thickness, pitch speed and other variables.