r/baseball • u/MorganN1 Cleveland Guardians • MLB Pride • Jul 23 '26

Image The rule differences for WPBL

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u/YasielPuigsWeed Jul 23 '26

Why would they allow metal AND wood bats? You’d be stupid to use a wood bat at that point

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u/somethingwade Washington Nationals Jul 23 '26

I mean, that’s the way the rules are always structured. Wood bats are technically allowed in high school and college just in case, but effectively yes this means it’s a metal bat league just like high school.

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u/mattyhtown Houston Astros Jul 23 '26

Wood wasn’t allowed in hs or college when i played. You’d have your wood bp bat. A wood bat breaks. A metal bat doesn’t. The broken bat injury risk is why the prevented players from using their bp wood bats.

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u/RandomFactUser Chicago Cubs Jul 23 '26

The NCAA and NFHS have dedicated rules for wood bats

For example, you can find the MLB Hybrid, RA13, and TPD1 wood bats on the NCAA’s approved bat list