Template:ItemInfobox The baseball bat is a melee weapon. Max Payne uses the arm during his 2001 quest of revenge.
Characteristics
The baseball bat, a sports instrument of baseball, is used as a blunt weapon. The bat deals a decent amount of damage, and its rapid swing rate allows the user to keep his opponent in a stun-lock. The baseball bat is dangerous to use against groups of enemies, or ones with a strong close-range weapon. Nevertheless, it might work well around corners to launch a surprise attack. The weapon is more powerful than its alternative - the lead pipe - as it is longer and inflicts more damage.
Role in the story
The Punchinello mob family enforcer Frankie "The Bat" Niagara is known to use a baseball bat to torture his prisoners by brutally clubbing them. His fascination with using the bat most likely stems from the Captain BaseballBatBoy franchise, of which he is a big fan.
When Max Payne breaks free of the restraints he was tied with by Niagara in Lupino's Hotel's basement, he only has the hitman's baseball bat stained with his own blood to fight his enemies with during his escape.
Behind the scenes
Max Payne swings the baseball bat twice in a single "fire" attack.
In the chapter The Baseball Bat, Max Payne begins the level armed with only the eponymous weapon; correct positioning and a little bit of luck is required to kill enemies.
Glitches
The baseball bat sometimes allows Max to hit through walls and doors.