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Data demonstrates raw maple may need to be chosen very carefully because hidden defects could cause breakage. The wood in maple bats is harder and denser than ash and supposedly more durable, but there is a greater chance of defect in a maple bat compared with a bat made of ash.

Hidden defects in the maple wood -- such as moisture or grain inconsistencies -- can cause dangerous breaks. When grading wood from ash, there's nearly absolute confidence the wood will make a non-dangerous bat. Since there are hidden defects in maple, that confidence cannot exist unless the bat is scanned.

While recent reports speculate a handful of measures are being considered at MLB's meeting on June 24 -- from an outright ban of maple bats to standardizing rules on the measurement of bat handles -- no reports about a maple bat defect identifier have been issued.

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About Universal Medical Systems, Inc. of Ohio

Universal Medical Systems, Inc. (UMS) of Ohio is the leading innovative supplier of CT and MRI imaging systems worldwide. UMS offers medical, industrial and veterinary research imaging systems from desktop and portable CT scanners to high-energy systems. Headquartered in Cleveland, every UMS scanner is backed by an affiliated network of research and development and sales and service teams. UMS first developed baseball-dedicated applications using CT scanners in 2000. For more information visit: http://www.universal-systems.com.

About Dr. Phillip Halleck, Penn State Center for Quantitative Imaging

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