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Ash bats are one of baseball's most iconic pieces of equipment. Players have been using them for more than a century now because they're durable and don't shatter as easily as maple or birch bats.
However, an exotic beetle, the emerald ash borer, is threatening baseball's supply of ash bats, writes Brian Mann of NPR. The beetles, which were accidentally imported from Asia, have destroyed millions of ash trees throughout the United States. Soon the ash supply won't be able to meet the demand.