Metal bats are priced at as much as $300 but are considered more cost-effective than wood bats -- which sell for under $100 -- because they are far less likely to break and can last for years.

Heading into the 2025 College World Series, here's a closer look at why most of college baseball uses metal bats ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- High school baseball teams in California will have to follow new safety standards for the metal bats they use under rules released Wednesday, in the wake of accidents that ...

A metal bat barrel behaves more like a spring when it compresses in response to a ball's impact, so there is much less energy loss. Based on his own research back in 2004, ...

Wooden bats were once common in college baseball, but in 1974, as a way to increase offense and address cost concerns, a widespread switch to metal bats was made.