It’s no surprise that Herberg, now 24 and still playing semi-professional baseball, made himself a bat. What no one expected was that he’d make a business, or at least the first hints of one.

Kansas City Royals SS Bobby Witt Jr. with a custom Backyard Sports bat ... Baseball on X Creativity was on full display during MLB's Players' Weekend this year, with a variety of custom bat ...

For the MIT-educated physicist behind the torpedo bat, it's more about the talent of the players than their lumber at the plate. The torpedo model — a striking design in which wood is moved ...