"Taking a dying ash tree, making it into an award-winning baseball bat, and doing it with my dad is special," August said. "It is the oldest story ever told. It is a father passing along a craft ...

A 12-year-old boy in Iowa turned tragedy into triumph. After August’s wild wind storm known as a derecho, Tommy Rhomberg has crafted more than 200 baseball bats, which he sold to raise money for ...

Torpedo bats are just the latest innovation in the design of baseball bats, some of which stuck, ... Square and unbroken, that's where, just as when you hit a tree with an ax." ...

Critters Why Texas Bats Need a Better Commute A new study tracked bat activity in Fort Worth and found that these “sky puppies” need just the right kind of tree canopy to thrive.

Fluttering overhead at night, quiet except for their squeaks, bats can be easily overlooked, but these small mammals play a big role in the ecosystem. Bats are also at risk. Illinois is home to 13 ...

Jared Smith speaks about torpedo baseball bats during an interview at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., on April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Who knew there would be a baseball bat craze?

Torpedo bats have been a hit among Major League Baseball players. The MLB-legal, tailor-made bats with weight distribution toward the barrel have become the talk of the town after the New York ...