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The so-called torpedo bats − the MLB-legal, tailor-made bats with weight distribution toward the barrel − have become the talk of the town after the New York Yankees' offense crushed 15 home runs in ...
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Max Muncy ditches torpedo bat just in time to set up Shohei Ohtani’s walkoff homer
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Max Muncy ditched his torpedo bat at the exact right time
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