Players have been altering bats for decades in a bid to improve their grip — adding pine-tar or some specialized grip tape, maybe shaving the handle slightly to make it thinner.

Players have been altering bats for decades in a bid to improve their grip -- adding pine-tar or some specialized grip tape, maybe shaving the handle slightly to make it thinner.

RENTON, Wash. (AP) Players have been altering bats for decades in a bid to improve their grip - adding pine-tar or some specialized grip tape, maybe shaving the handle slightly to make it thinner.

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Jays second baseman Ryan Goins is a convert. "I like the grip because I don't like using a lot of sticky stuff," said Goins. The tape comes in three thicknesses – 0.5, 1.1 and 1.8 millimetres.

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Contreras realized his grip tape was beginning to come apart near the bottom of his bat during an at-bat that had a full count. In a split-second decision, Contreras decided to utilize his teeth ...