Supreme x Rawlings Velo Maple Wood Baseball Bat
Supreme vs. Original
Supreme version
Original — Rawlings
Velo Maple Wood Baseball Bat
About the original
The Rawlings Velo is a professional-grade baseball bat turned from hard North American maple, a closed-grain hardwood that power hitters prefer for its stiff, responsive feel at contact and its resistance to flaking compared with ash. The Velo profile tapers from a 2.5-inch barrel to a one-inch handle for balanced swing weight and is typically sold in a minus-three length-to-weight ratio. Rawlings was founded in St. Louis in 1887 by brothers George and Alfred Rawlings and is the official baseball supplier to Major League Baseball; its wood bats carry Pro Ink Dot certification for MLB play. The SS21 collab adds co-branded laser engraving to the barrel.
About Rawlings
Rawlings is an American sporting goods manufacturer founded in 1887 by brothers George and Alfred Rawlings in St. Louis, Missouri, originally as a retail store selling fishing tackle, firearms, and team sports equipment. The company entered manufacturing in 1898 and patented the first football shoulder pads in 1902. In 1920, Cardinals pitcher Bill Doak proposed a leather web between the thumb and index finger of a baseball glove, and Rawlings bought the patent. It became the standard for every fielder's glove since. Rawlings introduced the Gold Glove award in 1957 and is the official baseball supplier of MLB. Supreme has collaborated with Rawlings on co-branded baseball gloves and bats.
