Industry | Baseball |
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Founded | 1997 |
Founder | Sam Holman |
Headquarters | , Canada |
Key people | Arlene Anderson (president, co-owner) Jim Anderson (co-owner) Paul Balharrie (co-owner) Sam Holman (co-owner) |
Products | Baseball bats |
Website | sambat |
Sam Bat, officially The Original Maple Bat Corporation, is a Canadian company based in the town of Carleton Place, Ontario that manufactures baseball bats.[1] It was the first company to supply baseball bats manufactured from maple wood to professional baseball players.[2] As of 2013, it is one of 32 licensed baseball bat suppliers for Major League Baseball (MLB) and Minor League Baseball (MiLB) players.[3] It is also a bat supplier for baseball leagues throughout the world, including Germany, Japan, Korea, Italy, Mexico, and the Netherlands. It is the official bat manufacturer for the Australian Baseball League.
The company was founded in 1997 by Sam Holman, who manufactured bats in his garage at the company's inception.[1] Its president is Arlene Anderson, who with her husband Jim and investor Paul Balharrie acquired shares in the company in 2008.