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

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302 points cf100clunk | 2 comments | 31 Mar 25 15:27 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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benmathes ◴[31 Mar 25 21:50 UTC] No.43540365[source]▶
I suspect this may result in more pitches away to these batters so they have to make contact on the narrower end of the bat.

I.e. it's a move that may well have a counter move.

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1. xxpor ◴[31 Mar 25 22:45 UTC] No.43540783[source]▶
Folks will start to use longer bats then and crowd the plate. Of course that'll be countered with more inside pitching.
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2. bob_theslob646 ◴[01 Apr 25 00:35 UTC] No.43541596[source]▶
>Folks will start to use longer bats then and crowd the plate. (Rule 3.02 states that bats cannot be more than 2.61 inches in diameter and 42 inches in length.) [https://www.mlb.com/news/baseball-bat-history#:~:text=(Rule%...]