How Baseball Bats Are Made

This is how aluminum baseballs bats are made.
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[@bobbyshmurdi7919]

the kid at the beginning just throws the bat in front of his feet and kicks it

[@billgates23yearsago4]

He didn't look very good

[@Etienne3333]

0:36

[@KinetiKGaming]

It's lightweight and durable

[@nofurtherwest3474]

I wonder what he's up to now

[@OCRay1]

Pretty cool. The annoying ping of a metal bat though will absolutely never sound as cool as the crack of a wood bat.

[@CuteSealYHM]

Lol I tried hitting with one and I can’t make contact 😂

[@TheBasstead1]

Thus I swing composite which often times sounds better.

[@CuteSealYHM]

@@TheBasstead1 thus I use WOOD

[@joshanmarcusyuanregencia345]

I actauly like that sound

[@jacksonedmonston9660]

🧢

[@kclark2833]

Ahh yes the Mattingly bat. very popular

[@remodluna7868]

LMAOOOOO

[@karmathegamer8165]

Lmao

[@raywalteroutdoors]

😆😆😆

[@danielischy9091]

It made by an ex mlb player

[@lvlasonic]

It used to be popular a little less than 10 years ago for a little while. I like their V grip handle

[@navalsealsnipersports1199]

Offbrand bats 😂

[@MFaiz28]

Title: how baseball bats are made. My brain: wanna see how metal rods are stretched and cut?

[@nickguy1828]

Me: yes

[@umarqayyam4693]

Also used to hit people

[@johnsmith-wc8gs]

Recently bought a bat and the clerk said the last guy to buy a bat asked for the cheapest one. He sent him over to the wiffle ball bats and the guy replied 'it's gotta be heavier cause I'm gonna beat someone with it'

[@bosnjodobri8260]

john smith they are best weapons for self defense

[@Emperor_mtn_Dew]

Say goodbye to your kneecaps chucklehead!

[@P8nda]

@@Emperor_mtn_Dew "Think fast chucklenuts!"

[@umarqayyam4693]

@@NikkiWottTheDetectiveSleuth yeah

[@swayzocrazo4398]

When did insider become how its made.?? Lol

[@qz1696]

Swayzo Crazo since 2017

[@Mr.Microscope]

You took the words out my mouth.

[@enterprisevi4440]

Maybe insider INSIDER THE FACTORY

[@emmetbushue5219]

0:37 that looked painful as hell, rip to that guy’s shins

[@m.h8021]

1:38 He pronounced water 2 different ways

[@gemcutiecat5111]

Yea wow

[@spongeboimebob9431]

Meghan Hier hello, fellow swift

[@baileysmith4744]

Meghan Hier, it goes from wata to woter

[@Anthony_562]

Wow

[@kevino1489]

So

[@ea7000]

That nasty vinyl tape always comes out

[@boredfanboi2088]

Hey. So what if the vinyl came out? That just means it's brave and we all accept it. It's 2018. Love is love.

[@capitanulcacaoernesto8215]

@@boredfanboi2088 gay

[@boredfanboi2088]

@@capitanulcacaoernesto8215 just like me :3

[@neonkillzaff6163]

@@boredfanboi2088 ha I gayyy

[@uhhcoolstory5627]

At 00:37 I was dead😂😂

[@samhaley6675]

same lmaoo

[@sirshreks7981]

Hype Beast ww

[@eastongeisler5320]

Right

[@lmatos369]

I don’t get it

[@sderoz40]

Lol same

[@FirstNameLastName-ku7yl]

4:40 what's that

[@Terryg1968]

Welding the 2 pieces together. Automated. Robot. Quicker and more consistent than a human. Closer and closer to Terminator. Lol

[@talonmonk6176]

Plasma

[@spikeslandon2279]

A fortnite og shock trap

[@big_pizzy6346]

I actaully own this bat

[@newfan5918]

1:35 when you're late for school

[@bigcat47]

So clever..

[@MiggyBenz]

I don’t get it?

[@coreyrush8894]

Poop Time the one bat got stuck in he cart

[@greysone4447]

At 0:35 he kicked the bat when he ran😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@satrickptar6265]

I prefer the wooden bat

[@wildhorse235]

wow very cool

[@therabbi9848]

I certainly prefer the feel and sound of a nice wood bat, but if you have the option to use Aluminum, you absolutely should. Its simply better

[@chengbros6101]

Same here but metal bats are really durable

[@Yohnie125]

Hit my first homerun with a 12 buck metal bat

[@thedevbros8941]

Haha no

[@Yohnie125]

@@thedevbros8941 wym no😂 I got it for 12 dollars

[@dandavid513]

3:07 I’m sorry, you called that a circular saw?

[@mrkenjamin1705]

Dan David yes it has a circle shape *AND ITS A MOTHERFATHER SAW*

[@epicgasof9577]

Its a circle and is a saw

[@run_the_bases_inc1749]

Wood bats are still the best

[@toonon9627]

in Soviet Russia, the baseball bats make you.

[@caspiannnnistaken]

"Baseball bat have to stand up more abuse" Buttpillow: Am I still joking to you?

[@zackg32baseball29]

Composite bats (not bbcor) are definitely better than aluminum

[@nataliegutierrez2458]

Never knew baseball bats were hollow lol i thought they were uber heavy and stuff and was always impressed by people who swung it so steadily n sht

[@geese5170]

Have you ever held one before?

[@korimus]

Just aluminum ones.

[@GGIOBLACK]

Misleading title Bats not playing baseball only humans.

[@hawkeye454]

That's my hand painting the silver bat at the beginning. We made Mattingly bats at the time. Was a fun program. I think they filmed this in 2007.

[@Q_Channel1]

Where was this? Company, country, state?

[@samhdxl]

Scout would be happy for a new metal bat

[@drorlevi9309]

So cool and satisfying in the same time!

[@RandomDude-bo1lg]

What a boring work. This poor people there

[@renegademilk8155]

I will stick with my brooklyn smasher from cold steel

[@laurenborman]

I was literally wondering this today and here it is on my suggested page

[@loganpower4678]

Our phones listen to us😬

[@stukaman1162]

Putting the name MATTINGLY on a phony metal bat is sacrilege. They should be banned.

[@billgates23yearsago4]

The way they put that grip on is satisfying

[@Gatlinggunman]

This is actually just plagiarism. How has the science channel not sued you yet?

[@Noah-ec8pj]

You think a company like Insider didn’t pay them to let them use the clip?

[@RSNTM3NT]

Baseball Bat: Not just to be used as sports. But also for beating burglar's ass, violence agenda, beating bully and other uses... But most importantly, Baseball bat damaged is up to 75% of blunt trauma.

[@coopernay7109]

They should have done a popular baseball bat like Louisville Slugger or something

[@hawkeye454]

I worked at that facility in the 2000s, we made Nike and Rawlings bats for a while too.

[@JAIMEGARCIA-gw9re]

That was, actually, entertaining to watch.

[@tsccizzle1061]

4:41 looks so cool 😎

[@Henriksomething]

So disturbing. The cruel world of mass production.

[@bruhcheese6520]

I doubt you'd make it a day if you didn't have any mass produced items in your house.

[@Henriksomething]

@@bruhcheese6520 well im a purist i dont own anything i levitate so i dont touch the concrete roads.

[@soaringvulture]

That didn't look like mass production. There were people loading blanks into lathes and other manual stuff like that. It looked like prototype work to me. You should be able to make baseball bats on a lights-out line. No people at all.

[@kenweis7913]

I remember my friend got a 200.00 aluminum bat back in 95....4th hit the end cap came out lol

[@pacificnorthwestnative5050]

Feel bad for the guy on the chop saw! He probably got replaced by a robot

[@Terryg1968]

Like whoever used to put on the second coat of paint. Replaced by a robot.

[@hawkeye454]

​@Terryg1968 I was a painter at this facility for years, we painted bats by hand but the Clearcoat was sprayed by robot.

[@mikemike3716]

nani 1:46

[@anthonycleary4676]

Well done Insider for stealing more videos

[@jackhoang7367]

Anthony Cleary that's legit wut this channel does

[@jackhoang7367]

Anthony Cleary ur seriously surprised

[@jackhoang7367]

Anthony Cleary ???

[@henriksundqvist5089]

Jack Hoang You are too young to understand youtube, are you?

[@Aesir73]

They clearly show credit to where they got the vid from in the description

[@fishsticks88]

Straight??? Haha .005 run out ain't straight .

[@thegreatpapyrus]

It’s time for the pill

[@dooberson]

Not to get technical but this is a softball bat not baseball bat. Different technology and function. Still cool to see how these bats are made.

[@tuckgaming9228]

I went to the lousivillie slugger factory today and got my own bat

[@marcorodriguez6240]

I cracked my bat today :( omg I wanna cry

[@driphank9705]

Did you hit bricks with it or what?

[@webdev217]

0:37 Wonder how his shins feel after that shot show.

[@MhvkBx]

Never knew it was hollow

[@lllllllllllllllII]

How u think they so light

[@gnranger]

I prefer a composite bat.

[@parikshitpatil7404]

Can they make a cricket bat out of aluminium ???

[@davidbrunner5228]

Me and my mom went to a place of how it is made and not rely how it is made

[@sayakdas4159]

Then why Cricket Bats never transitioned to metal from wood.

[@Aldrin.17]

Let's keep it how it suppose to be... Metal bats doesn't sounds right

[@Yohnie125]

What bat is the.....ive never seen that company.........they must suck

[@iamahater3078]

Jake Yohn How? This is how most companies make them

[@Yohnie125]

I am a hater ive never heard of that company

[@jacelol7747]

Couldn’t keep a straight face/ clean mind at 1:02

[@billgates23yearsago4]

You're down bad

[@jacelol7747]

@@billgates23yearsago4 I was 14 leave me alone 😭

[@billgates23yearsago4]

@@jacelol7747 I didn't realize this was 2 years ago 😳

[@loafbread621]

I have never seen blue lightning

[@Syrnian]

Many moons ago, I did something similar to that making Cannondale head tubes.

[@logandaniels4881]

This brand of bat is the kind that your little league coach gave to u if u didn't have one

[@notnternet4969]

I like baseball

[@ryanrenolds]

THEY ARE HALLOW INSIDE??

[@johndavepunsalang4886]

Who else want to use this when there is a zombie Apocalypse

[@thegeneralissimo470]

I have a solid aluminum bat....

[@Mulesw2017]

'Ol boy at 0:36 needs to work on that bat flip.

[@kylebell850]

Do you recycle the left over aluminum

[@jacelol7747]

Satisfactory levels are through the roof at 3:18

[@PSingh-cn6tw]

It's hollow ... Wow I really thought it was one solid chunk of aluminium. Lol

[@holyelixir4580]

Would be way too heavy if it was

[@wavytuck5748]

dang that bats a drop 12 😂

[@TheBasstead1]

Only betas swing drops.

[@stonefam4134]

This hole thing is a that’s what she said joke to me (12 btw)

[@octocreeper8182]

Anyone else thought the thumbnail was a man holding a gun?

[@ryanthomas8955]

This is a rip off video. They just dubbed over the original narrator.

[@hockeyalley1]

Very cool video with hockey sticks aluminum is no longer being used.

[@jevanking4768]

Wow how much milk do these guys go through ?

[@hfl_]

Damn what's that into track that bass line is 👌👌👌

[@coryturner7293]

There are a lot of things to learn

[@NigelThornbery]

Nobody uses 1 piece bats anymore.

[@Terryg1968]

I've never heard of a 2 piece bat. But I don't keep up with it. Haven't played in years. I still have wooden bats from Little League. The aluminum bats I had are long gone.

[@kcgunesq]

Not true at all. Although, Combat's exit from the market last year definitely reduced the number available.

[@NigelThornbery]

kcgunesq it wasn't a comment meant to be taken literally. I'm saying that 2-3 piece bats are the most popular in use above tball

[@prestonj523]

Lol I do.. I use a cat 8

[@alzvah8988]

I can’t use this bat it’s not USA approved

[@patricksilva8482]

Who would but that bat

[@raphaelalbano9144]

We will all sink the a sea of comments

[@Jaman-qp6fc]

That’s an illegal bat

[@Ro-ro-ro]

*Harley Quinn liked this video*

[@davidplenderleith4176]

Wasted at the end with the black sticky tape

[@estiaqeevan7125]

The best part 4:40-4:44

[@jhordansamson737]

I purchase one,,for home defense only

[@kyriejones2675]

Good job

[@rchmingthanzauvapapuia710]

Good on zombie apocalypse😄

[@romaineathey6512]

I've heard good feedback about the Woodglut plans.

[@shushantdubey9220]

Have you ever heard about cricket bat

[@2bornot2b26]

Zombie killing time

[@lllllllllllllllII]

I garentee you that bat is dogshit

[@KeeperTheDemon]

I hate bats mine was wood and it broke and hit my coach in the stomach lucky he was ok but I quit after that year

[@KeeperTheDemon]

These ones look ok tho

[@sawyerboggs0110]

Cool

[@ijw7801]

My bat is aluminum with a composite handle. I don’t think it is hollow, I just recently noticed if I shake it something inside it moves around. Makes the bat sound like a salt shaker. I thought this video would show me what’s inside. It’s a 2 piece connexion with a scandium barrel.

[@Caleb_Petersen]

Yes composite is hollow so is alloy, if it wasn’t it would be way to heavy

[@chardelraconner7324]

door rang me or fossil late'

[@occasionalcat4122]

Metal abuse

[@yasser9350]

How the most lethal weapons is made

[@rafaelgarcia1825]

nearly qualify spread arffcr post stress succeed escape round strip work.

[@luzmaryferrer1993]

What about softball bats?🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@jacksonfroeschl4420]

i need to go to bed

[@AramK]

So I just re uploading how it’s made with you own logo …..

[@BallinAndCantGetUp15]

Wood bats FTW

[@riyuiwashere]

No