List of baseball bat manufacturers

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This is a list of notable baseball bat manufacturers, which includes manufacturers of both metal and wooden baseball bats.

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  2. ↑ "Birdman Bats". Birdman Bats.
  3. ↑ "Burke-Hanna MFG Company Baseball Bats". Keyman Collectibles. Retrieved Jan 3, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Chandler Bats". Chandler Bats.
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  6. ↑ "Maker of the world's finest bats". DeMarini Bats & Accessories.
  7. ↑ "Easton Official Online Store". Easton. Archived from the original on 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  8. ↑ Bloom, Barry M.; Novy-Williams, Eben (Oct 20, 2020). "Rawlings Sporting Goods To Purchase Easton Diamond in Bat, Ball and Glove Tie-Up". Yahoo! Sports.
  9. ↑ Finley, Marty (April 22, 2015). "Wilson Sporting Goods completes acquisition of Louisville Slugger brand". Louisville Business First . Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Marucci Sports". Marucci Sports.
  11. ↑ "Sports Equipment, Clothing and Gear; Mizuno USA". Mizuno.
  12. ↑ "Noble Bats". Noble Bats.
  13. ↑ "Rawlings". Rawlings.
  14. ↑ "Sabre Bats". Sabre Bats.
  15. ↑ "Tater Baseball". Tater Baseball.
  16. ↑ "Victus Sports". Victus Sports.
  17. ↑ "Viper Bats". Viper Bats.
  18. ↑ "Warstic". Warstic.
  19. ↑ "Zinger Bats". Zinger Bats.
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