He uses separate bats for batting practice and games. The batting practice model is made from tamo wood. His game bat is made of ash. "I used the tamo wood when I played in Japan," he said ...

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado (back) was scheduled to take live batting practice at spring training on ...

Sosa said he used the corked bat only for batting practice and picked it up by mistake in Tuesday night's game. Since then, all 76 of Sosa's bats that were confiscated after the incident have been ...

Cardinals prospect Matt Koperniak takes batting practice on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, at the team’s spring training facility in Jupiter, Fla. An offseason with an emphasis on improving bat speed ...