It was announced on the 3rd that the Japan Baseball Organization (NPB) will lift the ban on bat surface treatments using cow bones starting next season. The 12 teams were notified at the executive committee meeting held in Tokyo on the 2nd. It has been banned since around 1981, when compressed bats were banned, but the ban will be lifted next year, which could help batters improve their batting feel and distance. In recent years, professional baseball has seen a strong trend of high pitching and low hitting, so it is expected that the number of home runs, which is also the highlight of baseball, will increase. The Japan Professional Baseball Players Association has already begun disseminating information to each player. With some revisions to bat standards, professional baseball in 2025 will become more interesting.
NPB “Surface treatment” of bats made from cow bone will be lifted next season Improved batter’s “hitting feel”… Will it lead to more home runs? – Sponichi Sponichi Annex Baseball https://t.co/GAZKCLQQuD
— Sponichi Baseball Reporter ’24 (@SponichiYakyu) December 4, 2024
NPB will lift the ban on bat surface treatment using cow bone next season Improve batters’ hitting feel… Will it lead to more home runs?https://t.co/UDCucLm9fQ
— Sports Nippon Shimbun (Sponichi)[Official](@sponichiannex) December 3, 2024
NPB “Surface processing” of bats using cow bone will be lifted next season. Improves batter’s “hitting feel”… Will it lead to more home runs? (Sponichi)https://t.co/yO3gGCUiOv
— Mainichi Shimbun (@mainichi) December 3, 2024
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