Now back to the torpedo bat. It's designed so that the wider part of the bat IS the sweet spot. Since it’s wider, it's easier to hit the ball. Since that part is the sweet spot, it gives the ball a ...

Jake Mangum got the ball. The wall got his batting gloves. With two outs in the ninth inning of the Rays’ 1-0 loss to the Red ...

Whether the torpedo bats stick will depend on how ... s probably the next progression in just hitting,” Asche said, “finding out where you hit the ball on the sweet spot, putting more mass ...

They wanted to make more contact with pitches and they wanted to strike the ball more often with ... put that on the tip.” The bat shall be a smooth, round stick not more than 2.61 inches ...

“The litmus test that I used was, I could see where the marks of the ball ... bat of Major League Baseball and business was already good: Phillies slugger Bryce Harper is among the stars who ...

He can't bat 10 overs running full stick. So he will gauge on the day what ... Our power play with the ball went for the best part of 80 runs and we were only able to manage early 40s," he said.