I am surprised that so many people, all with apparently many years of baseball experience and knowledge, still claim the truth of various “baseball myths”.
Do a google search for “baseball myths” and right up the near the top of most is the following myth:
“The hands are considered part of the bat”
The Hands are NOT part of the bat!
By: Rich Ives (see the full article)
It IS black and white.
A bat doesn’t have hands.
Rule 1.10
a) The bat shall be a smooth, round stick not more than [varies] inches in diameter at the thickest part and not more than [varies] inches in length. The bat shall be one piece of solid wood [or other approved material in amateur ball]
Note the lack of hands in the description!