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MLB says Yankees’ new “torpedo bats” are legal and likely coming

(thelibertyline.com)
302 points cf100clunk | 1 comments | 31 Mar 25 15:27 UTC | HN request time: 0.213s | source
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koolba ◴[31 Mar 25 16:22 UTC] No.43536775[source]▶
Did it really take 125+ years for someone to realize the bat does not need to evenly taper? This seems like some seriously low lying fruit.
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1. papercrane ◴[31 Mar 25 16:28 UTC] No.43536851[source]▶
Different bat profiles have been around forever, and many players have their own custom profiles that they like.

I think the key innovation that enabled this new profile is the accuracy and quality of data being collected.

Edit: Here's an article talking about some of the bat tracking technology that MLB has deployed in recent years: https://technology.mlblogs.com/introducing-statcast-2023-hig...