RENTON, Wash. (AP) - Players have been altering bats for decades in a bid to improve their grip - adding pine-tar or some specialized grip tape, maybe shaving the handle slightly to make it thinner.

The sharp-eyed baseball fan will notice that some batters, like the Yankees’ David Justice, remove one of their hands during their swing – sometimes against the advice of batting coaches. But now ...

You may have noticed a trend of major-league players using brightly colored bat grips in recent seasons. Bats that were once adorned only by pine tar buildup and cleat marks were now wrapped with a ...

Which Franklin batting gloves are best? There are plenty of methods to improve your game when it comes to baseball. Most of them require time, effort and dedication, such as working out and practicing ...

The reach of the Boston Red Sox is quite extensive. So much so that a comment on bat grips from Lizard Skins shows how far Red Sox Nation stretches. Some BoSox Injection readers are aware that I’m ...

Baton Rouge-based Marucci Sports has acquired a Utah-based company that is the official bat grip for Major League Baseball. Marucci Sports bought Lizard Skins which sells branded grip products, ...

Lizard Skins is the new white labeling partner for the University of Maryland startup founded by a football player and chemical engineers. The deal is designed to put the company’s grip-enhancing gel ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this Feb. 8, 2018, photo, Brent Weidenbach, director of product management for Axe Bat, poses for a photo holding one of his ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... RENTON, Wash. — Players have been altering bats for decades in a bid to improve their grip — adding pine-tar or some specialized grip tape, maybe shaving the ...

Whether you’re practicing your swing or getting ready for the big game, batting gloves have become a must-have piece of equipment for softball and baseball players. Materials used in modern batting ...