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The so-called torpedo bats − the MLB-legal, tailor-made bats with weight distribution toward the barrel − have become the talk of the town after the New York Yankees' offense crushed 15 home runs in ...
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A bat with a wider barrel sometimes referred to as a torpedo bat sits next to a normal bat during the first inning of MLB baseball game against the Washington Nationals, in Toronto, Monday, March 31, ...
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“The swings were hitting the thickness of the torpedo as opposed to the end of the bat.”
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