The next day, his former boss admitted to police he struck the man with a metal baseball bat several times, according to court filings. Mitchell Burke, 32, of Worcester, was found dead on Jan. 4 ...

Sure to be a big hit, metal bats for children's rubber-ball baseball, made from aluminum recycled from Tokaido Shinkansen bodies, will soon arrive at ballparks and playgrounds. The bats are set ...