{"id":46526,"date":"2025-04-04T08:03:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T08:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=46526"},"modified":"2025-04-04T08:03:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T08:03:11","slug":"rumor-orioles-hitting-coach-suggests-yankees-new-torpedo-bats-might-be-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=46526","title":{"rendered":"Rumor: Orioles hitting coach suggests Yankees&#8217; new torpedo bats might be the future"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"relative z-10\">\n<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-darkGrey font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large\">Torpedo bats have taken the league by storm and Adley Rutschman is already using one<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_6000,h_3375\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01jqpqbg3s5g77ec08fg.jpg 1x,  \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_6000,h_3375\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01jqpqbg3s5g77ec08fg.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_6000,h_3375\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01jqpqbg3s5g77ec08fg.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_6000,h_3375\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01jqpqbg3s5g77ec08fg.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_6000,h_3375\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01jqpqbg3s5g77ec08fg.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_6000,h_3375\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01jqpqbg3s5g77ec08fg.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_6000,h_3375\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01jqpqbg3s5g77ec08fg.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_6000,h_3375\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01jqpqbg3s5g77ec08fg.jpg 2x,\n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_6000,h_3375\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01jqpqbg3s5g77ec08fg.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Baltimore Orioles v Toronto Blue Jays\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_6000,h_3375\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/11\/01jqpqbg3s5g77ec08fg.jpg\" alt=\"Baltimore Orioles v Toronto Blue Jays\" width=\"6000\" height=\"3375\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Baltimore Orioles v Toronto Blue Jays\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Baltimore Orioles v Toronto Blue Jays | Peyton Stoike\/Baltimore Orioles\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\"><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<figure class=\"player-wrapper relative aspect-video mb-[18px] bg-grey rounded-md hidden player-wrapper-lg md:block\">\n<div id=\"mm-player-placeholder-large-screen\" class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full\">\n<div id=\"voltax-mp-video\" class=\"shadow-root-voltax-mp\">\n<div class=\"voltax-mp-placeholder voltax-mp-placeholder-anchored floating\" data-is-split-view=\"false\">\n<div class=\"voltax-mp-container-anchored\">\n<div class=\"titleBar title-anchor\"><span class=\"title\"><span class=\"\">Are the Pirates Failing Paul Skenes? MLB\u2019s Early Trade Targets &amp; Opening Day Drama<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"voltax-mp-video-wrapper-in-place\">\n<div class=\"voltax-mp-video-player-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The New York Yankees broke the baseball world over the weekend as many of their players have adopted the &#8220;torpedo&#8221; bats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The Yankees crushed 9 home runs on Saturday which is a new franchise record in one game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">This new step in bat technology is not as new as some may think, however. Giancarlo Stanton of the Yankees began to use the torpedo bat last season, including his outstanding postseason performance.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Many players around the league are beginning to switch to the torpedo bats, including Elly De La Cruz who went 4 for 5 with 2 home runs in his first game using the bat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Players on both the Dodgers and Braves\u00a0are eager to experiment with the bat and see if it is a fit for them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Braves third baseman Austin Riley said &#8220;I may play with it&#8221; to see if the bat feels right for him. Riley, who uses Marucci bats, experimented with the hockey puck bat knob but opted to not use the altered knob.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Baltimore Orioles catcher,\u00a0Adley Rutschman, is using the torpedo bat and is off to a hot start himself. Rutschman hit two home runs on Opening Day and is hitting .286 this far into the regular season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Orioles hitting coach Cody Asche chimed in on the new bats, saying &#8220;They [Yankees] may have some more players who have adopted it at a higher rate, but I think if you\u2019re around clubhouses, all 30 teams, you would see a guy or two who\u2019s adopting a bat that is fashioned maybe more specifically for their swing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">I think that\u2019s probably the next progression in hitting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Are the new torpedo bats the future for MLB hitters?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">While Rutschman is the only hitter using the bat on the Orioles currently, the wave of popularity of the bats could soon include more than just the slugging catcher in the Orioles clubhouse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Cedric Mullins said that he had held Rutschman&#8217;s bat but has yet to swing one of his own.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The future of bats could be these new torpedo bats, assuming Major League Baseball upholds their legality.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Rule 3.02\u00a0states &#8220;The bat shall be a smooth, round stick not more than 2.61\u00a0inches in diameter at the thickest part and not more than 42\u00a0inches in length. The bat shall be one piece of solid wood.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">While the torpedo bats do not break any of the aforementioned requirements of a bat according to Major League Baseball, the league office could change the rule at the end of the season to ultimately remove them from the game if they see fit.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">There would certainly be backlash if MLB decided to make the change and until there are rumblings about it inside the league office, the bats will remain and continue to advance the game towards the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Torpedo bats have taken the league by storm and Adley Rutschman is already using one Baltimore Orioles v Toronto Blue Jays | Peyton Stoike\/Baltimore Orioles\/GettyImages Are the&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":46528,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rumor: Orioles hitting coach suggests Yankees&#039; 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