Here's A Fun Story About How George Springer Came To Use Mookie Betts's Little Bat
by Lindsey Adler from on (#2TG37)

Red Sox star Mookie Betts uses a weird bat that's gotten a lot of attention over the last few seasons. Instead of the normal knob that is standard on wooden bats, the bottom of Betts's looks more like an axe handle; logic is that the more streamlined handle leads to fewer blisters on the palm.