Anthony Volpe, a Yankees shortstop, has embraced a new torpedo bat that features a unique weight distribution design, helping improve performance for players like him. This bat's innovative design places more mass near the label than traditional bats, thereby enhancing the sweet spot. While Volpe has hit two home runs using this bat, teammates like Cody Bellinger and Jazz Chisholm Jr. also endorse its benefits in weight distribution, potentially leading to better hitting outcomes. Volpe acknowledges a degree of mental influence on performance related to using this bat, expressing excitement about its impact.
I know I'm bought in. The bigger you can have the barrel where you're going to hit the ball makes sense to me.
A lot of it is looking up at your bat and you see how big the barrel is. But it's exciting. I think any .001 percent mentally that can give you confidence helps.
The weight's closer to my hands, so I feel as if it's lighter in a way. So that for me was the biggest benefit.
If it can help you foul off one pitch a season, it buys you one more pitch or it helps you one way, you might as well try it.
Collection
[
|
...
]