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Swanson has been using the new “torpedo” bat in games this season, along with second baseman Nico Hoerner.
U.S. News & World Report |
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.”
Houston Chronicle |
A bat with a wider barrel sometimes referred to as a torpedo bat sits next to a normal bat during the first inning of MLB baseball game against the Washington Nationals, in Toronto, Monday, March 31, ...

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