rock maple trees. beautiful bats. this is entirely made in america. made in maine with maine wood, with maine labor. reporter: he tried out for the major leagues. i barely made little league. it s been awhile. probably since little league. a few tips. well, first thing you re going to do, with an ash bat, you have to hit the edge grain. you can t hit the face grain. or you re going to break the bat. reporter: all right. and then as you re swinging, you re coming in to the ball. concentrate on hitting the ball. reporter: thanks, paul, for clapping. but tonight, we re clapping, because they told us today, eight new hires at that bat factory in shirley mills. and from maine to this tiny town in texas tonight. nocona, off highway 82. 50 workers making 150 baseball gloves a day. robert big bob storey there on the right, nocona leather goods. their first glove in 1934. rob storey is his great-grandson.dad woed yearsge leather.
what a night last night. another nail-biter. the houston astros, one game away. the dodgers not giving up without a fight. and made in america, something on the field this season, and the workers not giving up, either. with all eyes on the houston astros and the l.a. dodgers this week, we re watching something else, too. not just the players, but some of the bats, now being used in the major leagues. the logo, right there. the season, some 75 players with dove tail bats from shirley mills, maine. and we just had to meet the man behind the made in america bat. hey, paul. good to see you. good to see you. fancy meeting you at a batting cage. that s where we hang around. i need some tips. is what i need. we can do that. but first, the story behind that made in america idea. so, paul, what do you got? i got some bats for you to try. made from birch, ash and rock maple trees. beautiful bats. this is entirely made in america.