Tater-X12 Pro | The Original Pine Tar Bat™

The Tater® pine tar wood bat is built to embody the look of a bat loaded with pine tar — without the smell or mess. Built on our X12 Pro turn profile in pro-grade maple. Ships next business day from our shop in Cheshire, CT. What makes this pine tar wood bat different We as ballplayers know through experience that the pine tar look is swaggy — but real pine tar comes with cons. It can ruin the rest of your gear or other bats. Putting it in your bag, resting it on your shoulder, or grabbing it with batting gloves spreads tar all over without you noticing. The Tater® version is sealed into the maple. The finish is locked into the wood, not surface-applied. So it doesn't smell or transfer to your gloves and gear. The look stays sharp from first BP through the end of the season. Specs at a glance Wood species: Hard maple Knob: Flared Handle: Thin Barrel: Medium Feel: Balanced Swing weight: -3 (Drop 3) Warranty: 30-day Made in: Cheshire, Connecticut Lead time: Ships next business day Built on the X12 Pro profile This bat is built on our very popular Tater-X12 Pro turn profile. The X12 is a thin handle, medium barrel, balanced-feel maple wood bat modeled after Francisco Lindor's on-field bat. It works for contact hitters who want bat speed through the zone with the ability to drive the ball. Looking for the pine tar look on a different model? Head to our Custom Bat Builder. You can build any turn profile as a sealed pine tar bat. Custom builds take about 10-14 business days. Who this bat is for The X12 turn profile fits a wide range of hitters. The thin handle and medium barrel give you bat speed without losing barrel mass. The balanced feel keeps you through the ball to all fields. The maple gives you a hard, dense hitting surface that handles fastballs without flexing. If you're a high school, college, or summer-league contact hitter — or a senior-league hitter who wants the look of a pro bat, this is the build. Power hitters who prefer end-loaded weight can build the X12 heavier through the custom builder. Built by an MLB bat supplier Tater Baseball® invented the sealed pine tar style — the first bat to capture the pine-tarred-handle look without the actual pine tar. Every bat in this run is hand-built in Cheshire, Connecticut and finished to the same standard as our MLB player bats. New to wood bats? Start with the Wood Bat Size Chart before you commit to a length and drop.