Paul LaMantia and Ryan LaPensee have learned a valuable lesson from early in the 2025 Major League Baseball season.

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Backyard Bats, a custom wood baseball bat manufacturer, was founded in 2004 across the Detroit River in Windsor by John and Paul LaMantia, but moved to Washington Township with Paul and Ryan LaPensee ...

Earlier this year, Backyard Bats got their Major League Baseball certification, a grueling and expensive process, just to try and penetrate a market that, frankly, is saturated with dozens of ...

We are three weeks into the Major League Baseball season and one of the main story lines of the nascent season is the bats.

The torpedo bat has gained attention in baseball circles, but its potential arrival in Texas high school play remains ...

After nearly 150 years of professional baseball, the traditional wood baseball bat is getting a makeover, and the early returns have been eye-popping. A handful of New York Yankees players praised ...

On the latest episode of "Baseball Bar-B-Cast," Jake and Jordan broke down baseball's latest phenomenon: Torpedo bats These bats boast a distinct design with a bulbous, wider barrel reminiscent of ...