Western cultures have generally regarded bats with superstition and fear; but in China, expressed in art and handicrafts, the bat has achieved respectability as a symbol of happiness and good luck.

Because bats are small, secretive, feed at night, and are unfamiliar to most people, they are sometimes regarded as rare. On the contrary, they are found throughout the world except for certain ...

The cricket ball has just hit the stumps and knocked the bails off. That batter is out! A baseball bat is a smooth wooden or metal club no more than 7cm in diameter and no more than 42 inches in ...

Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak said ... Heyman lists Pete Alonso as the bat the Blue Jays could bring in to force a position switch for Guerrero. Vlad Jr. made 11 starts ...

Police say that based on evidence observed at the scene, it appeared that the man had been stabbed and beaten with a baseball bat, according to a Facebook post from police. Neighbors told police ...

A 6-year-old Connecticut boy died a week after his strung-out new stepfather savagely beat him, his 4-year-old brother and their mom with a baseball bat, according to police. Abdulrahim Sulaiman ...

NEW YORK — A man says he was beaten with his own baseball bat on a subway in SoHo early Monday morning. The victim told CBS News New York's Alecia Reid the attack came out of nowhere ...

Vampire bats in Peru sometimes prey on penguin chicks, but the adult penguins are ready to fight back—with a little help from dirt and even poop. Vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) in flight.

As the visiting players left the ground they were assaulted with baseball bats, bike seats and other weapons, according to BBC Wales. In a statement, the club said that the 'shocking' incident was ...

A pair of brutes – one seen walking with a cane – fatally beat one homeless man and battered another with metal pipes and a baseball bat outside a Brooklyn Shop Rite, cops said. The victims ...

"There's a massive fight. They got baseball bats. They're beating up some guy. There's six of them. This guy's pounding the ...

A footballer was left with a broken knee after a vicious attack by masked thugs wielding baseball bats and other weapons following a heated match. Welsh goalkeeper Joel Collins, 32, sustained what ...