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8 MLB Hitters Best Suited To Power Up with Torpedo Bat

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Bleacher Report |
It seems like just a matter of time before torpedo bats are everywhere in MLB, which gives us precious time to think about which hitters should be making the switch.
Smithsonian Magazine |
“The same bat design has been in existence for a century and a half, maybe,” says Alan Nathan, a physicist at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, to NPR ’s Bill Chappell.
The New York Times |
Making conclusions after just one week of the MLB season is silly and unwise.

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