Inside the high-tech hitting lab where Austin Riley and other MLB stars test their bats
The Athletic, February 2023 — A behind-the-scenes look at BPL’s Baton Rouge facility and how it works with professional hitters to match bat specifications to swing mechanics.
In his 16th season, Joey Votto is finally changing up his bat shape: Enter the hockey-puck knob
The Athletic, March 2022 — Veteran first baseman Joey Votto visits BPL and makes the most significant equipment change of his career, based on grip mechanics data.
The Science Behind the Swing of MLB Power Hitter — Julio Rodríguez
YouTube — Seattle Mariners outfielder and two-time Silver Slugger Julio Rodríguez visits Baton Rouge to finalize the design of his new custom bat.
Alex Bregman Does Bat Testing at Baseball Performance Lab
YouTube — Alex Bregman comes to Marucci headquarters for an on-camera bat testing session, working through the BPL process to find the right changes for his swing.
The Bat Man: Cardinals’ Goldschmidt swings new lab-designed, custom-crafted bat worth the weight
St. Louis Post-Dispatch — Paul Goldschmidt, a seven-time All-Star who had used the same bat model for over a decade, leaves BPL with something different. The data made the case his instincts could not.