Overview

• Bryce Harper opened Players’ Weekend with a red-and-yellow flame bat, singling in his first at-bat to show off the design.
• Harrison Bader confirmed he will deploy his blue, water-filled “chug jug” training bat in live games after popularizing it online this summer.
• Bobby Witt Jr. and Ketel Marte unveiled highly personal bats featuring a Whataburger cheeseburger design and a purple tribute to Marte’s late mother, respectively.
• Julio Rodríguez is using a bat that traces his journey from the Dominican Republic to the majors while CJ Abrams’s bat leans into his “Alien” moniker.
• Custom shops such as Victus Sports and NXT LVL Customs crafted the weekend’s standout equipment, which MLB says will be auctioned off for charity after the series.