April 18, 2006—For more than a century, Louisville Slugger bats have been as closely associated with the game of baseball as peanuts and Cracker Jack.

As baseball season gears up again, get a grip on the facts about the sport's best known bat. See how the heavy-hitting sticks are made, learn the lore that surrounds them, and see the museum in Louisville, Kentucky, where Slugger legend lives on.