The Best Wood Bats for 2023 (with reviews)

Overview:

Swing the same bat that 3x-MVP Mike Trout does, the Old Hickory MT27 Steel Pressed Maple Wood Bat! Old Hickory is known for their hand-selected maple wood, straight from Canada. The MT27 Steel Pressed features a long barrel, a huge sweet spot, and a balanced swing weight. Steel pressing the wood compresses and compacts the wood, providing better durability and higher exit velocities with each swing.

Key Features:

• Steel pressing compresses the wood providing better durability and density
• Hand-selected maple wood from Canada
• Long barrel and massive sweet spot, paired with a balanced swing weight

Overview:

The same bat that 3x-MVP Mike Trout swings, the Old Hickory MT27, is a premium quality wood bat great for any player. This wood bat features a long barrel, a huge sweet spot, and is very balanced. This allows for higher swing speeds that produce higher exit velocities upon contact. Old Hickory hand selects their maple wood directly from Canada, ensuring every bat is of the highest quality. The same bat that 3x-MVP Mike Trout swings, the Old Hickory MT27, is a premium quality wood bat great for any player. This wood bat features a long barrel, a huge sweet spot, and is very balanced. This allows for higher swing speeds that produce higher exit velocities upon contact. Old Hickory hand selects their maple wood directly from Canada, ensuring every bat is of the highest quality. 

Key Features:

• Hand-selected maple wood from Canada
• Balanced swing weight helps provide faster swing speeds
• Long barrel and a massive sweet spot

Overview:

The Victus V-Cut series is a pro-grade maple wood bat that was made for a professional ball player, but a “non-structural imperfection” got them cut from the pro line. These bats are bone rubbed to create a dense wood bat, providing higher exit velocities and distance. A pro gloss finish on the Victus V-Cut gives these bats a professional look to coincide with professional quality.

Key Features:

• Big league ink dot certified
• Bone rubbed for ultimate wood density
• Pro-grade wood bat that was cut from production due to non-structural imperfections

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The Victus V-Cut with Axe Handle features the handle a lot of ball players love with a pro-quality wood bat. The V-Cut series is a pro-grade maple wood bat that was made for a professional baseball player, but a “non-structural imperfection” got them cut from the pro-line. The Axe Handle gives a whip feel through the zone, allowing for fast swing speeds and a great feel with every swing.

Key Features:

• Axe Handle
• Big league ink dot certified
• End-loaded swing weight is perfect for a power hitter

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Swing the same bat as baseball superstar Ronald Acuna Jr. with the Old Hickory RA13 Pro Maple Wood Bat! The RA13 features a long barrel and massive sweet spot, providing the hitter with a large hitting surface. With a balanced swing weight, flared knob, and large hitting surface, this bat is ready to make an impact on the field!

Key Features:

• Big league ink dot certified
• Pro cupped end cap to create a perfect balanced bat
• Medium handle and flared knob provide comfort and reduced friction

Overview:

The Marucci AP5 Pro Model Youth Maple Wood Bat is future hall of fame baseball player Albert Pujols’ model. The AP5 youth model features an end-loaded swing weight and a large barrel that is perfect for a young power hitter. Marucci’s renowned wood bats feature premium-quality maple wood that is trusted by hundreds of professional baseball players.

Key Features:

• Bone rubbed for more dense wood and increased durability
• Traditional handle and a tapered knob
• End-loaded feel is scaled down for youth ball players on the AP5 youth model

Overview:

The Marucci Bringer of Rain Youth Pro Model Wood Baseball Bat is former MVP Josh Donaldson’s model. This bat features a thin handle that flows into a tapered knob and a large barrel, to create a great bat whip that power hitters love. Bringer of Rain has an end-loaded swing weight and is perfect for a young ball player who has experience hitting with a wood bat.

Key Features:

• Bone rubbed for wood density and bat durability
• Handcrafted from Marucci’s top-quality maple wood
• Large barrel and thin handle to create a great whip through the zone

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Victus’s TATIS23 is All-Star Fernando Tatis’ signature model bat. The TATIS23 is built for power with an end-loaded swing weight and a large barrel. The flared knob on the TATIS23 makes it easier for the player to whip the large barrel through the zone and create the massive contact everyone envisions.

Key Features:

• Big league ink dot certified
• ProPACT finish creates a more dense and durable wood
• Grit flame handle only available on the TATIS23 model

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B45’s Cargo5 is former MLB All-Star Carlos Gonzalez’s signature bat! This bat has a large tapered knob that allows the player’s hand to hold flat against the bat and provides them with better bat control. Cargo5 features a large barrel but has a balanced swing weight, giving hitters a large hitting surface without sacrificing bat speed.

Key Features:

• Handcrafted from B45’s Pro Select Yellow Birch
• Large tapered knob and large barrel with a balanced swing weight
• -2 drop weight ratio

Overview:

Victus’s YI13 Youth Pro Reserve Wood Baseball Bat is built for youth ball players who are looking for a slight end-load and more mass in the barrel. This particular Victus wood bat features birch wood. Birch is a good option for someone looking for more bat flex than maple wood, but stiffer than ash wood. This provides the player an optimal flex while still being stiff enough to maintain durability.

Key Features:

• Thin handle and slightly flared knob
• Slightly end-loaded swing weight
• ProPACT finish for a more dense wood