Product Launch
2027 Icon The Chosen One BBCOR Baseball Bat
Choose To Be Great
Some at-bats call for a plan. Others call for a decision.
The count is full, the game is tied, and the next pitch could change everything. The moment belongs to you. Step into the box, settle in, and act like you've been there before. That is the attitude behind the Rawlings 2027 Icon The Chosen One -3 BBCOR Baseball Bat, arriving September 24, 2026, with a design identity built around one central idea: choose to be great.
The Chosen One is not simply a name attached to the latest Icon bat. It is the creative direction behind a one-piece construction, a carbon composite barrel, and a balanced approach to swing feel. For high school and college hitters evaluating their next BBCOR bat, the model brings together the physical details of its construction with a message that starts before the pitch is thrown.
The Chosen One Starts With a Decision
Baseball offers plenty of moments when hesitation can creep into the game. A hitter can spend too much time thinking about the situation, the pitcher, or what might happen after contact. The Chosen One takes a different approach to its identity. It is built around the idea of stepping into the box with purpose, without waiting for someone else to decide what the moment should mean.
That theme fits the Icon's story. The bat combines Chosen One-Piece Construction with a carbon barrel and a balanced swing weight, giving the model an identity. Its construction and handle details are part of a larger approach to how a hitter connects with the bat through a swing.
The result is a launch that speaks to the mindset of a player who is prepared to make the choice before the ball arrives.
Chosen One-Piece Construction Meets a Carbon Barrel
At the center of the Rawlings Icon The Chosen One is its Chosen One-Piece Construction, which blends a flexible handle feel into a powerful carbon barrel. The one-piece design is a defining part of the bat's identity, connecting the handle and barrel within a single construction approach.
The barrel uses In/Tense Carbon Composite, a technology that supports barrel size and consistency. Rather than separating the construction story into unrelated features, the handle and barrel work as connected elements of the model's overall design.
For hitters, the barrel is a natural place to focus when evaluating a new bat. It is the point of contact in the swing, and its construction is a major part of what distinguishes one bat from another. The Chosen One brings its carbon composite approach into that evaluation, pairing the barrel with a handle feel that is part of the bat's one-piece design.
The combination gives the Icon The Chosen One a clear equipment identity: carbon composite construction with an emphasis on the relationship between the handle and barrel.
The Rawlings 2027 Icon The Chosen One -3 BBCOR Baseball Bat brings a confident identity to the batter’s box with Chosen One-Piece Construction, an In/Tense Carbon Composite barrel, and a balanced swing weight. Featuring a flexible handle feel and cushioned, tacky RevGrip, the new Icon is built around a simple message for hitters: "Choose to be great."
A Balanced Approach to Barrel Control
The swing weight of a bat influences how its mass is distributed through the swing. The Chosen One features a balanced swing weight, a characteristic that fits naturally into the model's focus on complete barrel control.
Rather than making swing weight the entire story, it is one part of how the bat is positioned. The balanced design sits alongside the one-piece construction and carbon barrel, providing a specific characteristic for hitters to consider when comparing equipment.
A hitter's evaluation often comes down to how a bat fits the preferences and demands of their routine. The Chosen One's balanced approach gives that conversation a practical starting point, while its construction and grip details provide additional aspects to examine.
RevGrip Adds a Cushioned Connection
The connection between a hitter and their bat doesn't end with the barrel. The handle and grip shape the physical experience of holding the bat, and the Icon The Chosen One includes RevGrip, a cushioned, tacky grip designed to provide a comfortable connection to the bat.
The grip is another part of the model's complete construction story. Its cushioned and tacky characteristics complement the handle's flexible feel, bringing attention to the area where the hitter maintains contact throughout the swing.
With Chosen One-Piece Construction, In/Tense Carbon Composite, a balanced swing weight, and RevGrip, the bat's design combines several distinct elements. Each detail contributes to the way the model is presented, from its carbon barrel to the connection in the hitter's hands.
Greatness is Chosen
A baseball game can change quickly. A routine at-bat can become a critical situation, and the way a hitter approaches the next pitch can shape the outcome of a game. The Chosen One places that moment at the center. The bat's name and construction reinforces that identity without needing to turn every swing into a prediction.
The choice happens before the pitch. Step into the batter's box with purpose and check out the new 2027 Rawlings Icon The Chosen One. Choose to be great.
