Lenny Leanhardt's Famed "Torpedo Bat"

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'Torpedo bat' innovator and Marlins field coordinator Aaron Leanhardt explains why it took so long to come up with the idea

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Aaron "Lenny" Leanhardt is the field coordinator for the Miami Marlins.

He created the "torpedo bat" that generated headlines over the weekend as New York Yankees players used it during a historic home-run barrage against the Milwaukee Brewers .

So far, no Marlins players have been observed using the same bat design.

MLB rules stipulate that bats can be no longer than 42 inches or thicker than 2.61 inches , must be made of solid wood and must not have a cup at the tip deeper than an inch. There's nothing in the rules that dictates how the mass of the bats are distributed beyond those stipulations. But do they really work? That's up for debate. The small sample size from three Yankees games is compelling. But it's far from conclusive. But until and unless they prove to provide some sort of detriment, expect more MLB players to give them a try..

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