The Real Secret About M.L.B.’s Torpedo Bats Is That They Aren’t New

The Real Secret About M.L.B.’s Torpedo Bats Is That They Aren’t New
Experiments that caused a national uproar over the weekend have actually been happening quietly across baseball for a long time.
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