Controversial Hype bat dominating discussion among parents and kids in select baseball after surprising ‘suspension’

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Controversial Hype bat dominating discussion among parents and kids in select baseball after surprising ‘suspension’
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Safety and integrity of the game behind temporary suspension

From the diamond at Minute Maid to the ones not quite as big around the area. For many families, their entire world revolves around baseball.

As a result, balls are going farther and many kids are enjoying a trot around the bases whereas before, the same hit might not have cleared the fence. The kids enjoying newfound success are primarily 13 years old and up. But there are kids in younger age groups swinging it as well.The largest operator of select baseball tournaments in the area, and arguably the nation, opted to temporarily suspend the use of the Hype Fire -5.

Timothy Williams coaches a team where multiple kids used the bat. “It’s the hottest bat out there on the market,” is how he described it. Williams also made it clear during our interview he has never seen anything like this bat controversy dominate the conversation around ballfields and away from them in his eight years of coaching.

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