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LISTEN: A Cubs Superfan, Louisville Slugger And A Historic World Series

By Roxanne Scott
Published October 25, 2016 at 12:21 AM EDT
Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Big_Bat_at_the_Louisville_Slugger_Museum,_Louisville,_Kentucky_(97660770).jpg
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Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory

The World Series begins Tuesday and it’s the first time in 71 years that Louisville Slugger is making World Series bats for the Chicago Cubs. Louisville Slugger Factory has made bats for every World Series, including the first one in 1903.

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I visited the factory to get a peek of some of the players bats. Listen to the audio in the player above.
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Roxanne Scott
Roxanne Scott covers education for WFPL News.
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