PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Before the crack of the bat in October, there's the craft behind it - and at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, that craft is a labor of love.

Founded in 2012 in a friend's garage in Central Pennsylvania, Victus Sports has grown into a global brand, supplying bats to some of Major League Baseball's biggest stars, including several Philadelphia Phillies players.

"About 25 to 30% of the big leagues on any given night are swinging our bat," said Jared Smith, founder and CEO of Victus Sports. "So every lineup, you can expect two to four people - typically some teams more than others."

Among those players is Bryce Harper, who famously used a Victus bat to hit the home run that sent the Phillies to the World Series in 2022.

The bat-making process is meticulous. Smith s

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