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metal bat; aluminum bat
a baseball bat made of metal, typically aluminum alloy, used widely in amateur baseball in Japan
金属バットで打つと音が違う。
It sounds different when you hit with a metal bat.
高校野球では金属バットが使われている。
Metal bats are used in high school baseball.
金属バットは木製バットに比べて折れにくく、飛距離も出やすい。
Metal bats are less likely to break than wooden bats, and the ball also tends to travel farther.
The standard bat type in Japanese amateur baseball, from Little League through high school. Composed of 金属 (metal) + バット (bat). Professional baseball (プロ野球) requires 木製バット (wooden bats), so the transition from metal to wood is a major challenge for players entering the pros.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 金属バットで打つ — to hit with a metal bat
- 金属バットの打球音 — the sound of a hit off a metal bat (the distinctive "ping")
- 金属バットの重さ — the weight of a metal bat
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 木製バット — wooden bat (required in professional baseball)
- バット — bat (general term)
- 複合バット — composite bat
CULTURAL NOTE:
甲子園 (the national high school baseball tournament) is synonymous with 金属バット in Japan. The distinctive metallic ping of contact is one of the iconic sounds of summer.