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

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302 points cf100clunk | 5 comments | 31 Mar 25 15:27 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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daedrdev ◴[31 Mar 25 15:58 UTC] No.43536477[source]▶
This seems to most help with guys who were hitting the ball most often not at the sweet spot. By moving the sweet spot to where they are hitting the ball, they might gain some power.

A bat needs to be round, a solid piece of wood, less than a certain length and less than a certain diameter. The actual shape is not defined.

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1. dagw ◴[31 Mar 25 16:32 UTC] No.43536906[source]▶
By moving the sweet spot to where they are hitting the ball, they might gain some power

Could we end up with custom bats for each player designed around where they tend to hit the ball?

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2. noitpmeder ◴[31 Mar 25 18:03 UTC] No.43537862[source]▶
Why not? I'd assume similar things are already done in other sports like tennis, golf, hockey, ...
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4. basisword ◴[31 Mar 25 19:38 UTC] No.43538951[source]▶
Should be easy with the analytics baseball has and could easily level up everyone making it fair. It would be interesting to see how they judge younger players though as they come through and inevitably can't afford custom bats (or can't afford new ones every time they adjust their mechanics) or don't have the analytics to make them valuable.
5. daedrdev ◴[31 Mar 25 21:19 UTC] No.43540102[source]▶
guys already pick bats based on their height, it seems entirely reasonable everyone will do this. There probably is an optimal point to have that sweet spot at though so most hitters will probably try and stick close to it.