MLB maple bats: How they're made
"You don't get as good a wood all the time with ash," says Braves catcher Brian McCann, who's used maple since he got to the majors. "You order a dozen maple, you might use three for batting practice. With Ash, it might be more like six (for games) and six (for batting practice). With ash, you might use a bat three or four rounds of BP. I've used the same BP bat all year with maple." Only Chipper Jones, Jeff Francoeur and Mark Kotsay use strictly the traditional ash among Braves regulars. Sunny Sung / AJC file
