# Baseball hitting question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-hitting-question/576058>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [March 26, 2011, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-hitting-question/576058 "2011-03-26T14:55:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2011, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-hitting-question/576058/21 "2011-03-28T16:00:09Z")

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[The Evolution of the Baseball Bat](http://www.stevetheump.com/Bat_History.htm) Thye history of bats from the huge ones of early baseball to the minimum weight faster swinging bats of today.

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**Author:** ![WreckingCrew](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wreckingcrew/32/4080_2.png) [@WreckingCrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WreckingCrew)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-hitting-question/576058/22 "2011-03-28T16:53:36Z")

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Some players will switch to a lighter bat later in the season, or when coming off an injury with the notion that they will be able to increase bat speed. For example Adrian Gonzalez, now with Boston, used a lighter bat for the beginning of spring training since he is coming back from shoulder surgery.

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