The Selfie Bat Debuts at the 2015 Home Run Derby

Monday night’s Home Run Derby debuted the SnapBat, a baseball-bat-turned-selfie-stick, that youthful fans and players used to capture the moment like never before.

Kids with Selfie Bat at Home Run Derby

Yahoo! Sports took a deeper look at the process of inventing the SnapBat, saying it “puts the run-of-the-mill selfie stick to shame.”

Two Selfie BatsIt was the brainchild of MLB Advanced Media’s Andrew LeRay, who said it took just five weeks to produce after the idea came out during a June brainstorming session. BaseballBat.net fans can catch up on all the online chatter using the hashtag #SnapBat.

On the left you can see the initial prototype compared to the final Louisville Slugger SnapBat