Eno is joined by Keenan Long of LongBall Labs to talk everything bats. He talks about the process of finding the right bat for a player, the different types of bats & handles, the sudden rise of the torpedo bat, what's in the future for bats and much more.
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Rundown
1:01 Process of finding the right bat for players
5:41 Common bat terminology
16:09 Different types of bats
19:24 Torpedo Bat breaks out & what's the give and take of the bat
25:40 Increased data has cause bat changes
31:08 Different types of handles on bats
33:06 What's in the future for bat technology
39:07 Torpedo bats have been around
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