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SAN DIEGO \u2014 It took the Giants nearly a month to get their first torpedo bats from backed-up vendors. Over a span of three pitches Tuesday night, they lost them both.<\/p>\n
Second baseman Tyler Fitzgerald was the first Giant to get a shipment, receiving two from Louisville Slugger on the last homestand. Fitzgerald gave one to catcher Patrick Bailey, who was awaiting his own shipment, but Bailey\u2019s borrowed bat broke on a single to right in the top of the fifth inning. Fitzgerald then\u00a0dumped a single onto the grass in left, also breaking his bat.<\/p>\n
“I break a lot of bats in the first place, so I knew it wasn’t going to last long,” Fitzgerald said. “But it got him a hit, and it got me a hit. And then he’s on second and I’m on first and we’re just laughing.<\/p>\n
More than half of the team\u2019s position players have ordered the new bats, which redistribute wood and weight to the barrel so that there\u2019s a bit more thump when players make contact on their personal sweet spot. But because the bats were so popular after a huge opening weekend for the New York Yankees’ lineup, there\u2019s a long wait to get shipments. Fitzgerald has ordered six more, but it\u2019ll take another three or four weeks to get them, he thinks.<\/p>\n
The early returns were positive, though, and he can\u2019t wait for the next half-dozen to arrive. Fitzgerald was particularly encouraged that he hit a slider off the end of the bat — which is now skinnier — and there was enough there to get him a hit.<\/p>\n
“I loved it,” Fitzgerald said. “I mean, I didn’t perform all that great with it, but just the feel of it felt really good. I’m going to keep using it. Pat thought the same thing. I just thought it was really whippy.”<\/p>\n
Bailey first used one over the weekend and nearly homered Sunday. Like Fitzgerald, he said he likes the feel of the torpedo.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not unusual for players to break bats in the same game, but it certainly stood out when there were two cracks back-to-back. Fitzgerald is back to his old model Wednesday, but he’s not giving that much thought.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
“I switch bats a lot,” Fitzgerald said. “Sometimes you’ll see me with an unfinished and then later in that game you’ll see me with a black bat. I switch bats a lot, it’s not a big deal.”<\/p>\n
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