FILE - In this April 19, 2018, file photo, Houston Astros' George Springer takes a swing during a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Seattle. Springer is using a bat made by Axe Bat, a company headquartered in Renton, Wash., that is trying to revolutionize baseball with a simple concept -- a bat handle that is shaped like the handle of an axe. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, file)