Nike and Evoshield for the gear, Wilson in the field, and Louisville Slugger at the plate. Lawrence Butler’s go-to model is the B415 with a brown handle and a natural barrel. The barrel says “Powerized Maple”, which is just Louisville’s way of saying maple wood. You aren’t gonna find this […]
For several years, Will Smith has been swinging the D200 model bat from Lousiville Slugger that was originally used by and created for retired Giants’ catcher Buster Posey before he switched to Marucci. This bat features a large barrel, a flare knobbed, and a very balanced feel. Smith says, “A […]
Back in Spring Training 2021, Kris Bryant was wanting a more balanced bat based off the B445, a bat that he’d used in past seasons. The B445 is basically an S318 with a different knob. After another slight adjustment to the knob to create more balance, Bryant liked it, and […]
Justin Turner, since at least 2019, has been swinging the Louisville Slugger T181. According to our article on the Top 5 Endloaded Bats of the 2020 World Series: The T181 features a long, large barrel most similar to the C243 turn model (available at Baseball Express). The thin handle is […]
Ronald Acuña Jr. has a few different bats in the rotation for 2021. Primarily, the NL MVP candidate is swinging the Louisville Slugger A181 (maple), a model crafted for him. Not much information is known about the A181 just yet, but the bats we have seen Acuña Jr. swing have […]
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has swung the Slugger 243 in Maple, his own VG27 in Birch, and now he’s swinging a new cut, the P210 from Louisville Slugger. We literally know nothing about the P210 but from Vlad’s history, its THICC. Update: we got the full rundown from Louisville Slugger… “The […]
Cody Bellinger has hit his way into a signature bat model with Louisville Slugger, the CB35. Its the C243 with a new name, a big barrel end-loaded bat for grown-ass hitters. Get it at Slugger.com for $150.
Yordan Álvarez swings a variety of bat brands, but the Louisville Slugger seemed to be Álvarez’ favorite, at least for now. Yordan Álvarez swings a classic Big League cut, the i13 made of maple wood. The i13 is one of the most popular bat models ever, and it can be […]
Ronald Acuña has been leaning on a new bat lately, from the same company, a Louisville Slugger C416 maple bat. We know nothing about it (yet) other than Acuña swung it when he hit his 30th HR of 2019, and he swung the pictured custom painted version for Players’ Weekend. […]
There are dozens of MLB-approved bat brands—Joc has probably swung half of them. The latest is a Louisville Slugger H329. The H329 is unavailable on the web, and we don’t have much info on it other than it is also swung by Ian Happ. You can shop Louisville Slugger “Pro […]