Nike bats?? Info needed

[DonTheLegend]

just dug this thread up for some info and thought id share and ask for an opinion of the board.

i just recieved thsi bat from a member of the forum who was gracious enough to help me out with it.

i love it. its one of the best items i currently have and was in my top 5 list of items to find. it shows very nice use with great ball marks, ink transfers and the doughnut ring marks along with pine tar and cleat marks.

anyhow, thinking that these bats were likely used in 1996, is it possible (or probable) that they would carry over into the next season? possibly during interleague play?

the reason i ask is that there is an ink transfer that appears to be a light blue rawlings (American league ball) mark near the upper portion of the handle / center label. the pics below should show this.

any opinions are appreciated.

[BMH]

Aki Iwamura used Nike bats all year in 2007.

I have one of his bats in my lab. It is a very colorful bat to say the least. He wasn't allowed to use it because of the colors.

[camarokids]

here is the pics of my Iwamura I won at the Devil Rays FanFest 2008! Very nice bat , I love it !