Safety Issues Prompt Aluminum-Bat Ban in Mass.

Massachusetts is poised to become the first state to ban aluminum baseball bats in high school play because of safety concerns.

The baseball committee of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association voted Oct. 31 to require wooden bats in tournaments next spring.

It also recommended a rule change that, if approved by the association's board of directors, would mandate the use of wooden bats at all levels of high school play...

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