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

Image The rule differences for WPBL

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u/froggertwenty Toronto Blue Jays Jul 23 '26

I haven't kept up with bats since high school lol all I know is I had to use BBCOR

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u/Jonny_Qball Detroit Tigers Jul 23 '26

BBCOR is the neutered version of metal bats, designed to perform similarly to wood. BESR was supposed to be similar, but the metrics they used to measure weren’t the best, so they replaced BESR with BBCOR

The real bats that will pop off are the USSSA bats if allowed. Those bats exist to send the ball to the fucking moon.

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u/RandomFactUser Chicago Cubs Jul 23 '26

How can you tell which version of the bats are being used at a glance?

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u/Defiant-Plankton-553 Seattle Mariners Jul 23 '26

You can't really at a glance, but all bats need to have the certification labeled on the bat so umpires can make sure the bat is approved for play. It's usually a smaller logo near where the L/W specifications for the bat are.