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.

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.

It’s finally the start of baseball season: you can almost feel the gentle spring breeze, smell the peanuts and popcorn, and hear the crack of the bat. You may also notice something more colorful, ...

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.

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill., Aug. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As Major League Baseball enters the stretch run, front offices across the league have spent the last month wheeling and dealing—adding arms, stacking ...

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, ...