Baseball Bat

The Baseball Bat is a melee weapon featured in Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Call of Duty: WWII, Call of Duty: Mobile, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, and making brief appearances in Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Call of Duty: Vanguard and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.

Call of Duty: Black Ops II

Baseball bats are used by Batallón Dignidad members against the player in the campaign mission "Suffer With Me".

Call of Duty: Black Ops III

MVP
Weapon Class	Melee
Damage	150 (MP)
Unlocked	Obtainable through Supply Drops
Consolecodename(s)	melee_bat

"Lethal sporting equipment. Swing for the fences to send your enemies just a bit outside."

— In-game description

The baseball bat, referred to as MVP, has been added in the March 21, 2016 update, and is statistically similar to the other melee weapons. Upon getting a kill with the MVP, the sound of audience cheering can be heard, and when pressing the reload button the player will make a pointing gesture.

Gallery

First person view

Inspecting the MVP

Flourishing the MVP

Call of Duty: WWII

Baseball Bat
Weapon Class	Melee
Unlocked	Obtainable through Quartermaster Contract

"One hit Melee kill."

— In-game description

The Baseball bat was added to Call of Duty: WWII with the Blitzkrieg event on April 17^th, 2018. Initially, it appeared as one of the eight melee weapons available in the Nazi Zombies map The Shadowed Throne, having the same appearance as its "Triple" variant from multiplayer. This variant can also be obtained in The Tortured Path and the survival maps of The Tortured Path maps.

Variants

For the visuals of the variants, see Baseball Bat/Variants.

Name	Rarity	Perk	Operation	Notes
Homerun	Epic	10% Bonus Soldier XP	Blitzkrieg	Collection reward
Triple	Heroic	15% Bonus Soldier XP
Double II	Epic	10% Bonus Soldier XP
Baseball Bat	Rare	10% Bonus Soldier XP	Blitzkrieg	Exclusively Quartermaster Contract reward

Gallery

The "Triple" variant.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

A baseball bat is used in the backstory video of the specialist Kerk "Ajax" Rossouw. It is also used by Russman in the intro cutscene to Tag der Toten.

Gallery

Russman using the baseball bat

Call of Duty: Mobile

Baseball Bat
Weapon Class	Melee

"For all your self-defense needs."

— In-game description

The Baseball Bat returns in Call of Duty: Mobile. It was added as part of the Season 3 update.

Blueprints

Epic

• Mad Clown
• Revolution
• Ruby
• Tiger's Eye
• Sinister Slugger
• Gold Glitter
• Noir
• Festive
• Comrade
• Slapstick
• Phobos
• Revolt
• Graveyard Watch
• Dragon Maw
• Sakura Storm
• Floating Lotus
• Stampede
• Wicked Whisper
• Patriotic
• Gag
• Enteroctopus
• Tokyo Rain
• Unstoppable
• All Out War
• Hexoglyph
• Un-Official Merch
• Tank Wheels
• Bats Reunion
• Punk Power
• Inner Mechanism
• Shield Breaker
• Rose Thorn
• Roller Star
• Pawsitive Reinforcements
• Jury
• Gunzo Infinity
• Crane's Battle
• Rhinestone
• Apex Predator
• Radiator (Garena & Chinese versions only)
• Galaxy Fragments
• Neon Oni
• Lava Goddess
• Cosmos
• Vault Cracker

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

Baseball Bat
Weapon Class	Melee
Unlocked	Multiplayer: Using a Melee weapon, kill an enemy revealed by your Spy Plane, UAV, or Field Mic in 15 different completed matches. Zombies: Using a Melee weapon, Kill 100 enemies frozen by your Frost Blast.
Cost(Zombies)	0 (starting weapon) 950 (Mystery Box)
Used by	NATO Warsaw Pact Requiem
HUD icon
Consolecodename(s)	melee_baseballbat (Black Ops Cold War) me_t9bat (Warzone)

"Lethal sporting equipment. Lightweight bat with a cork center. Swing for the fences knock your enemies out of the park."

— In-game description

The Baseball Bat returns in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. It was added on May 22th, 2021 as part of the Season Three update.

Overview

Zombies

The Baseball Bat can be brought into any map via Create-A-Class, at Loadout rarity.

When upgraded via the Pack-a-Punch Machine, it becomes the Grand Slam, garnering increased melee damage with each subsequent Pack-a-Punch upgrade level.

Blueprints

Blueprint	Image	Rarity	How to Obtain
Gator Persuader		Epic	Nasty Bite Bundle
Nut Cracker		Legendary	Heavy Hitter Bundle
Swift Shadow		Epic	Death Squad Bundle

Gallery

For camouflage images, see Baseball Bat/Camouflage#Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.

The Baseball Bat in First-Person.

Inspecting the Baseball Bat.

Call of Duty: Vanguard

The Baseball Bat appears in Call of Duty: Vanguard in the "Barrel It Up" Finishing Move and "Grand Slam" MVP Highlight. It is available exclusively for Wade Jackson.

Barrel It Up Finishing Move.

Grand Slam MVP Highlight.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

A baseball bat is used by a civilian in the campaign mission Borderline.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

Baseball Bat
Weapon Class	Melee

The Baseball Bat returns in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.

Trivia

Call of Duty: Black Ops III

• "Wild Fury" and tally marks can be seen inscribed on the MVP.
• It is possible to hit grenades with the MVP.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

• The Baseball Bat has a selection of crowd sounds that play when achieving a kill or by gesturing with the weapon.