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Features

  • Free Shipping!

  • Official Bat Of Major League Baseball

  • Approximate -3 Length To Weight Ratio

  • Bone Rubbed To Compress Wood & Make It More Durable

  • AJ10 Turn Model

  • EXOARMOR Doubles Surface Hardness For Superior Power, Premium Pop, & Better Overall Feel

  • Finish: Aged Oak Glaze

  • Manufactured With Pride In The United States

  • MLB Grade Maple Wood Construction

  • Pro Cupped End Ensures A Harder Piece Of Wood During Construction

  • Seamless Decals Deliver A Pristine Look Without Added Stress Or Heat

  • Large Barrel Diameter

  • Slightly End Loaded Swing Weight Score

  • Standard Handle Supplies Better Control At The Plate

  • Standard Knob

Description

Louisville Slugger Prime wood bats provide authentic power to professionals in Major League Baseball. As the official bat of MLB, each one of these models comes with a pristine look, premium pop on contact, and one of the hardest hitting barrels in baseball. The latest and greatest feature for the this season is Louisville Slugger's exclusive Seamless Decals. With branding that blends into the pro-grade wood with perfect precision, there's no added stress, pressure, or heat applied so that you're swinging a wood bat in its purest form. MLB Prime wood bats are also coated with the multi-layered Exoarmor that is guaranteed to double the hitting surface hardness, supply a superior sound, and extend the overall life of each design. Don't even start to think that the hard truth ends there because it doesn't. Adding to the already long list of revolutionary features, each Louisville Slugger Prime arrives bone rubbed with a pro cupped end to ensure a more dense piece of wood with incredible strength. To earn the title as the Official Bat of Major League Baseball, all of these Prime wood bats will also come with the ink dot certification below the barrel to prove the slope-of-grain requirement for MLB approval. The best part? Each one of these wood baseball bats is handcrafted with pride in the United States. Louisville Slugger: Leave Your Mark!

This aged oak glazed Louisville Slugger Prime Heritage Maple Wood Baseball Bat (WTLWPMAJ1A18) features an AJ10 turn model, an approximate drop 3 length to weight ratio, and a slightly end loaded swing weight. Due to the large barrel, standard handle, and standard knob, this model is primarily recommended for power hitters who have experience hitting with wood. Bring power to your play at the plate and buy one of these Louisville Slugger wood bats today with free shipping. Don't forget, with our 24/7 customer service, we'll be here for you from click to hit!

Reviews

Average Ratings Based on 1 Customer Review

5.0 Stars:Overall Rating
5 Stars: Durability
5 Stars: Finish
5 Stars: General Feel
4 Stars: Pop
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5 Stars: Overall Rating
5 Stars: Durability
5 Stars: Finish
5 Stars: General Feel
4 Stars: Pop
Good All the Way Around David Other

Pros: Grandson says it has a good feel. Likes the end load better. Looks great.

Cons: The shiny finish starts looking bad after it gets tossed around a few games, but it still a attractive bat.

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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

Louisville Slugger Prime Heritage AJ10 Maple Wood Baseball Bat: WTLWPMAJ1A18
Baseball Bats Wood Baseball
Bat Type Baseball
Color Brown
Deals Personalization Eligible
End Design Cupped
Ink Dot Yes
Length to Weight Ratio - 3
Material Wood
Series Prime
Swing Weight Slightly End-Loaded
Vendor Louisville Slugger
Wood Type Maple
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