Yankees’ New Torpedo Bats Are Taking MLB By Storm | 90th Percentile
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This past weekend, the Yankees hit nine home runs in a game against the Brewers. During the broadcast, Yankees announcers explained how several of the team’s players were swinging bats with unusually-shaped barrels. Since that breakout game, more details on the Yankees’ “torpedo” bats have come to light, including their development background and the fact that they are legal under MLB rules.
Today on the 90th Percentile we discuss what we know and how they may not be as new as you think.
Time Stamps
- (3:00) What are the Torpedo Bats?
- (6:00) Which players are using the torpedo bats on the Yankees?
- (8:00) Giancarlo Stanton’s triumph and… pain?
- (13:00) Impacts on bat speed
- (18:00) Is this the first sign of hitting evolving in the training and information space?
- (22:00) The impetus for adjustments by hitters
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