MLB Pro Prime M110 Didi Gregorius Player-Inspired Model Baseball Bat

Discontinued

Description

All hail Sir Didi. The former New York Yankees shortstop traded his spikes for a pencil, designing a truly unforgettable MLB Pro Prime bat. This Maple M110 features a Yankees-inspired navy and silver colorway -- but what really brings it to life is the artwork in the center and end brands, sketched by none other than Gregorius himself. A knight peers out from the center brand, with his shield captured in the knob medallion and his swords flanking the bat's end brand -- a perfect nod to a man who himself was knighted in 2011.

The all-new Louisville Slugger MLB Pro Prime lineup is the culmination of hours of collaboration between your favorite MLB stars and the Louisville Slugger product managers. These bats allow players to express themselves, showcasing their interests, hobbies and personality in a one-of-a-kind MLB Prime bat. Available in limited quantities.

The 2020 MLB Prime lineup is 135 years in the making. Our team has applied its extensive wood bat knowledge to develop a product that, from knob to cup, is unmatched. Each of the 2020 models feature an easy-to-read knob medallion embedded in the knob that indicates the MLB Prime grade of wood, the species and the length, while the bat name and production date is engraved in the surrounding area. These bats also now feature a Craftsman-Style Cup, created specifically to curb breakage and maintain hardness on contact. To give these bats an unparallelled look and feel, the 2020 MLB Prime bats are all coated with our new EXOPRO finish, which creates a beautiful mirror-like appearance and unmatched level of hardness. Seamless Decals on the center, end and back brands blend into the bat almost as intricately as the grain itself. All in all, the 2020 MLB Prime bats are the finest Louisville Slugger bats created in over a century of craftsmanship. This is the 2020 MLB Prime lineup. This is Louisville Slugger.
Features
- Wood: MLB Maple
- Turning Model: M110
- Swing Weight: Most Balanced (1)
- Features EXOPRO finish - twice as hard as previous ExoArmor finish
- MLB Ink Dot
- Bone-Rubbed
- Cupped
- Color: Hardline (Silver Tape) - Navy to Silver
- Seamless Decals

Specs

Product SKU(s)
Series	MLB Prime
Barrel Material	Wood
Weight Drop	Most Balanced

Manufacturing tolerances, performance considerations, and grip weight may cause variations from the listed weight/Mass Index.

Bat Specs

The M110 is one of the top five most popular Louisville Slugger turning models at the Major League level and, developed in 1944, it is one of the oldest models still being used today. It uses a denser starting billet to create a more consistently hard bat and a slightly thicker handle for a balanced feel, giving you the lightest swing weight of the Louisville Slugger Prime models -- it registers as a '1' on the swing weight scale -- and maximum control when you bring the bat through the zone.

This model is made with Maple, which is the species preferred by more than 70 percent of Major League players. Maple bats are known for their surface hardness, unmatched sound and solid feel upon contact. The closed grain structure of the Maple wood lends itself to a more durable surface strength and stiffer feel. It has been stamped with an Ink Dot to indicate the highest quality wood bat, meeting slope-of-grain standards for play in Major League Baseball.

Knob Medallion

New to the 2020 line, easy-to-read medallions have been embedded in the knob, clearly show the identifying characteristics of your bat and replacing outdated etching that has been previously used. The medallion on Didi's player-inspired model has a knight's shield, as well as his number 18.

Center Brand

Louisville Slugger’s exclusive Seamless Decals are applied directly under the top coat, giving MLB Prime bats a pristine look. All MLB Prime models feature branding that blends into the bat almost as intricately as the grain of the wood itself – without added stress from pressure and heat. Thanks to this innovative technology, MLB Prime bats continue to shine after countless trips to the plate. The decal on Didi's player-inspired model features the head of the knight that Didi drew.

End Brand

A new condensed appearance adds the finishing touch to the completely re-designed 2020 MLB Prime lineup, giving these bats an even cleaner, high-end look. The end brand on Didi's player-inspired model reads "Sir Didi" with two swords on either end.

Craftsman-Style Cup

Our completely re-engineered Craftsman-Style Cup features a thicker width edge along the end of the barrel, lending added strength and durability to the end of the bat to help reduce chipping and cracking.

EXOPRO Finish

The 2020 MLB Prime lineup features the revolutionary new EXOPRO finish that’s twice as hard as the previous EXOARMOR. This latest innovation in wood bat technology gives you a finish you can feel in an incredibly durable top coat that not only drastically increases surface hardness, but gives you a mirror-like finish in high-gloss models, elevating the color and grain definition of the bat. EXOPRO delivers what you’ve always wanted – a wood bat that feels as good as it looks.

Ink Dot-Approved

The Ink Dot is the stamp of the highest quality wood bat. Louisville Slugger ink-dotted bats that meet slope-of-grain are approved for play in Major League Baseball. Every Maple and Birch Louisville PRIME bat carries this stamp of approval (Ash bats do not have the Ink Dot, since their grains are easily visible).

Didi Gallery

The conversations about the thought behind Didi's bat began at Spring Training in 2018, where the Yankees shortstop -- a skilled artist and cartoonist -- took first aim at the knight drawing that would be the inspiration for his player-inspired model.
Didi's drawing of a knight (he, himself, was knighted in 2011) was incorporated into three different facets of his player-inspired model: the knob medallion (the knight's shield), the center brand (the knight's head) and the end brand (the knight's swords).
Didi met with the Louisville Slugger product team in the LS office to talk about capabilities and options on everything from decal designs to finishes and colorways.
Using the custom MLB Prime builder on SluggerCustomBats.com as a guide, Didi put the finishing touches on his player-inspired model.

Limited Warranty

All 2020 Louisville Slugger MLB Prime bats come with a 30-day limited warranty. Restriction apply. Visit the Limited Warranty page on slugger.com for complete details.