What are the “Torpedo bats” and why should you care?
Kevin Sousa-Imagn Images The big story to start this season is the “torpedo” or “bowling pin” bats which a handful of Yankees have used while hitting a ton of home runs. And it turns out that Giancarlo Stanton was actually using one last postseason when he slugged .709 with seven home runs. At least two Rays players, Junior Caminero and Yandy Diaz, have also begun experimenting with them.
Junior Caminero normally swings his own model with Cooperstown Bat Co., the JC13M, b