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Minnesota Twins outfielder Harrison Bader has recently been one of baseball’s most fascinating characters, blending electric ...
Bat design hasn't changed much in more than 100 years, other than their weight dropping from above 40 ounces in Ruth's case to the current norm of around 31 or 32 ounces, baseball experts tell NPR.
But either way, baseball players saw baseball players trying something new and having success. So they started thinking about it. And they started calling and texting their contacts at bat companies.
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Baseball bats have been made out of hickory — a dense, heavy wood that helps explain why the bats sluggers used in the earlier days of the game weighed as much as Dustin Pedroia did — and out ...
Torpedo bats are changing Major League Baseball, but with his head in the sand, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred wants us to know: "Nothing to see here!" ...
In the early days of this year’s season, 'torpedo' bats have become all the rage for big-league hitters. And now, they are showing up in almost every big-league clubhouse.
MLB Baseball’s torpedo bat revolution is here — and it is bulbous. A Yankees home run barrage turned the oddly shaped bats into an overnight sensation, and manufacturers are scrambling to keep ...
Torpedo bats are changing Major League Baseball, but with his head in the sand, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred wants us to know: "Nothing to see here!" ...
The thing is, the torpedo design is not the first change to baseball bats. They didn’t just arrive on the scene in the 19th century looking like they do today — it took years and years, well ...