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'''Marucci Bat Company''' is an [[American]] manufacturer of [[baseball bats]] based in [[Baton Rouge, LA]]. It was founded in 2002 by the [[Louisiana State University]] athletic training director Jack Marucci[http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=174095&SPID=2178&SPSID=31741]. The company also is co-owned by former major league baseball players [[Kurt Ainsworth]] and Joe Lawrence.

[[Image:PalmyreneDeities.jpg|thumb|350px|Palmyrene deities: from left to right: the lunar god '''Aglibôl''', the supreme god [[Beelshamen|Beelshamên]], the sun god [[Malakbel|Malakbêl]], 1st century CE, found near Bir Wereb, Wadi Miyah, [[Syria]], [[Louvre Museum]].]]

'''Aglibôl''' was a [[lunar deity]] in the ancient [[Syria]]n city of [[Palmyra]]. His name means "Calf of [[Bel]]" ("Calf of the Lord"). He is depicted with a Lunar disk decorating his head, and sometimes his shoulders.

The bats are used by [[baseball]] superstars [[Carlos Beltrán]], [[José Reyes]], [[David Wright]], [[Gary Sheffield]], [[Manny Ramirez]], [[Todd Helton]] and [[Albert Pujols]][http://www.rustonleader.com/news.php?id=1538].

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==External links==

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[http://www.maruccibats.com/pages/01_Home.html Company Website]</br>

[http://media.www.lsureveille.com/media/storage/paper868/news/2006/03/27/CampusLife/Bat-Man-2055334.shtml LSU article about Marucci Bat Company]</br>

[http://wm.lpb.org/swi/20060714MarucciBat_medium.mp3 Podcast from Louisiana Public Broadcasting]about Marucci Bat Company

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