n8rngtd.topTorpedo bats are all the rage in Major League Baseball these days, but one bat expert set the record straight on an idea that has been floating around since their introduction.
Keenan Long of LongBall Labs joined MLB Now on Thursday to discuss torpedo bats and the impact they're having on baseball. As part of the discussion, Long wanted to point out something people are getting wrong about bat structure.
Long noted that mass at the end of the bat beyond the barrel is not useless as some have claimed. Instead, that area plays a significant role in the quality of contact made on a given connection with the ball.
Long's full quote about what he deemed a "fallacy" is below:
His entire segment is below.
The New York Yankees made noise with their use of torpedo bats during opening weekend, as their offense exploded for 26 runs in a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers.