Effective January 1, 2018, USA Baseball, the national governing body for the sport of baseball in the United States, will adopt a new method for measuring bat performance for testing youth baseball bats. Since the new USA Bat Standard may affect your bat purchase decisions, we will break down every part of the new rule change, including what changes to expect, why a change is being made, and who this new standard will affect.  We here at Destroy It Sports have got you covered.