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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: 0.242s | 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. daedrdev ◴[31 Mar 25 21:20 UTC] No.43540112[source]▶
No, different bats have been around forever, Babe Ruth's bats looks like a log compared to modern bats. However shifting the taper based on where a player gets most of their hits based on advanced tracking of their hit location is new.