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A record-tying 15 home runs in three games is pretty good advertising.
From Orange County Register
Costantini had a similar process and thought the hype surrounding the torpedo since it exploded into the baseball consciousness over the weekend was a “hoax.”
From U.S. News & World Report
The premise of the torpedo bat is straightforward: by shifting mass to areas where some hitters are more likely to connect, they should increase the chances of solid contact and reduce the chances of...
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Max Muncy -- the Los Angeles Dodgers one, not the A's guy -- decided to try the now-famous (or infamous, as some feel) torpedo bat on Wednesday night in an eventual win over the Atlanta Braves.
MLB's biggest trend hasn't made its way to L.A. just yet, but the reigning champion Dodgers are intrigued and plan to test the new bats out soon.
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Sporting News on MSNDodgers' Shohei Ohtani makes decision on using a torpedo batShohei Ohtani hits rockets, missiles, torpedoes, whatever you want to call his magnificent results at the plate.The Dodgers star doesn't plan on using a torpedo bat to add to his results, though.Ohtani spoke with Japanese media about the trendy bat with the altered wood distribution and made his opinion clear.
With Muncy ditching the torpedo, the Dodgers had the game all knotted up at five when Shohei Ohtani came to bat with two outs in the ninth and no one on base. The Japanese superstar drilled a home run to center to walk it off, giving Los Angeles a 6-5 win and an 8-0 record while Atlanta flounders to an 0-7 embarrassment.
Dodgers star Max Muncy added to the sudden torpedo bat craze. He emerged as the latest MLB player seen using one before facing the Braves.
Kiké Hernández struck out on the next at-bat to end the inning and strand Muncy at second, but then Shohei Ohtani came through one inning later with a walkoff homer on his bobblehead night. The Dodgers are now 8-0, the longest undefeated run by a defending champion to open the season in MLB history.
Will there be a significant offensive surge in baseball now that hitters across the league want their hands on the bats? Maybe, but not anytime soon.
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Dodgers Way on MSNHilarious broadcast update reveals Dodgers are wasting no time with torpedo bat trendSeveral Los Angeles Dodgers players have ordered the new "torpedo" bats and plan to begin testing them out this week.