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Experts present suggestions to decrease frequency of MLB bats breaking

Associated Press

Friday, November 21, 2008

NEW YORK -- Experts presented recommendations to baseball Friday that they hope will decrease the frequency of broken bats in major league games. The recommendations will be reviewed by Major League Baseball's safety and health advisory committee, which includes players' union officials. "We'll be announcing something soon," baseball spokesman Pat Courtney said. MLB collected more than 1,700 broken bats over 2½ months this year and met with manufacturers to discuss quality control after ...

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