Louisville Slugger MLB Prime Alex Rodriguez Maple Wood Baseball Bat: VMC271 Adult
Features
Veneer Maple Wood
Amish Craftsmanship
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Turning Model: C271 Alex Rodriguez
Advanced Finish System
9H Rated Hardness - Highest Rating Available
15/16 Inch Handle
Large Barrel
Pro Cupped End
360 Degree Compression for Added Hardess Around Entire Bat
Made in the U.S.A
Description
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 2 Customer Reviews
bware7654
Pros: It has great pop. It's well balanced, reliable, and has good barrel whip.
Cons: None.
bigbaby
Pros: Great balance and feel, bat of has a lot pop and whips through the strike zone, great buy.
Cons: none
Questions and Answers
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Is this bat white, or is it gray as displayed? When I look at the top boxes it seems like a few of the pictures are white. Bombshot
Is this bat balanced or top heavy? Frank
Is this a medium size barrel or a large barrel? K
Is this an approximate -2? Soonerjayhawk
How many ounces is it? Tony
Where can I get definitions/descriptions of "turning" by numbers? yocoach
This is my first wood bat and I don't know how to tell how much it weighs. So far it seems like the perfect bat. ballin2.0
I'm listening to that little button where you play how the bat sounds. Why does it sound like metal? Alvin
Is there a warranty on this bat? AAA
Should this bat be label up or dot up when used? Matt
About the Brand
In 1842, J. Frederick Hillerich emigrated with his family from Baden-Baden, Germany to the United States. Eight years before, the 1834 Book of Sports had made its debut as the nation's first publication covering baseball. But when he arrived in Baltimore, J. Frederick Hillerich would never have dreamed of the future impact his family would have on America's favorite pastime.
After a short while, the Hillerichs moved to Louisville, where J. Fred started a woodworking shop in 1856. Two of his sons, Adam and John Andrew "Bud" were born in the United States and would later join their father in his business. By 1864 "J.F. Hillerich, Job Turning" was in operation and filled orders for businesses by custom-turning everything from balusters to bedposts.
The firm thrived, and by 1875 the little woodworking shop employed about 20 people. In 1880 Bud Hillerich, who was an amateur baseball player, became an apprentice in his father's shop. Young Bud made his own baseball bats along with bats for several of his teammates.
The debate over the origins of the first bat continues to generate controversy among baseball enthusiasts, but the younger Hillerich was most certainly involved in getting his father's business involved with what would become the company's signature item. According to company legend, the first bat was turned by Bud for Pete "The Old Gladiator" Browning in 1884. Browning was a star on Louisville's professional American Association team - the Eclipse. On a spring afternoon Bud, then seventeen, witnessed Browning break his favorite bat. Bud offered to make a bat for his hero, and Browning accepted. After the young wood shop apprentice lathed a quality stick from white ash, according to the story, Browning got three hits with it in the next game.
Louisville Slugger gloves are worn by more pitchers in Major League Baseball than any other glove.
Bat Properties
Baseball Bats | Wood Baseball |
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Bat Type | Baseball |
Deals | Bundle and Save |
Material | Wood |
Vendor | Louisville Slugger |
Wood Type | Maple |
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