Meet at the Apple

Meet the Bat King: The Genius Behind MLB's Most Iconic Custom Bats w/ Bruce Tatem


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Bruce Tatem aka "The Bat King" is the guy behind the most incredible bats you've ever seen! You've seen Bruce's work wether it be at the London Series when Francisco Lindor was using a Mr. Met as a London guard or the crayon bat that went super viral last season. Bruce looks at these pieces as art and talks to us about the thought and work that goes into some of his coolest work that he brought by to show us. He also tells us stories about guys he has made bats for like Juan Soto, Mookie Bettes, Bryce Harper and more of the biggest stars in baseball!

 

00:00 - Intro: Meet the Bat King

01:06 - The Art of Custom Bats

03:15 - The Story Behind the Pencil Bat

06:52 - Viral Success: Selling Out in Minutes

09:40 - Custom Coffins and Wildest Requests

12:23 - Working with MLB Stars

17:02 - Designing for Juan Soto

20:10 - Players Weekend and Iconic Bat Designs

23:45 - Comic Books, Cartoons, and Inspiration

27:30 - Victus becoming the official bat of MLB

30:48 - Unveiling the Home Run Apple bat and Spider-Man influenced Mets bat

33:22 - Outro and Closing Thoughts

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