{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"How this former slugger made his handmade bats a hit","publication_date":"September 16, 2019","summary":"Before he became Oklahoma\u2019s own \u201cBat Man,\u201d Matt Floyd watched many how-to YouTube videos on woodworking and bat making. It took Floyd about a year and a half to feel comfortable enough to turn his new found skill into a business.","author_name":"By Susan Cadot, OETA, Randy Hayes, OETA","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2019\/09\/bats-e1568396524879-1024x676.jpg","thumbnail_height":676,"thumbnail_width":1024}