Baseball Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins believes torpedo bats could lead to higher batting averages

Baseball Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins joined the ongoing treatment this week astir the usage of torpedo bats that has taken the large leagues by tempest aft the New York Yankees' beardown outing implicit opening weekend.

During an quality connected OutKick’s "The Ricky Cobb Show," Jenkins, 82, discussed however torpedo bats person go the latest innovation successful the athletics and could favour hitters. 

"Well, erstwhile you look backmost astatine the crippled erstwhile I played successful the ‘60s, ’70s, '80s, the pitcher was beauteous overmuch dominant, and present we are similar second-class citizens. Everything has been done for the hitter. Like, you accidental the clock, the bases are bigger, you person an implicit mitt which gives you an other 3–7 inches sliding into the container up of the throw," Jenkins said.

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Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins waves aft being introduced during the 2016 MLB Hall of Fame induction ceremonial astatine Clark Sports Center July 24, 2016.  (Gregory J. Fisher/USA Today Sports)

In summation to the regularisation changes that favour hitters, Jenkins said the torpedo bats are conscionable the latest happening successful shot that volition assistance them.

"There is much of a hitting aboveground for the hitter, and I deliberation it mightiness summation the batting mean a small bit, but you volition get a amended portion of wood connected the shot and the shot volition possibly question a small further," helium said. 

"Who knows? A mates of other basal hits, and present 1 hitter sees 1 of his teammates usage it. Now, helium wants to usage it. I tin judge earlier the All-Star interruption each shot nine is going to person a half-dozen hitters utilizing that torpedo bat."

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Former Chicago Cubs pitcher Fergie Jenkins throws the ceremonial archetypal transportation earlier a crippled betwixt the Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds astatine the Field of Dreams shot tract successful Dyersville, Iowa, Aug. 11, 2022. (Imagn)

While the wide hitting aboveground is not accrued with the torpedo bat, the tube of the bat is moved to a antithetic location. The extremity of shifting the tube is to determination the thickest portion of the bat to wherever the subordinate makes the astir contact.

Jenkins said players who usage the torpedo bat could spot an summation successful their numbers. 

"I deliberation the batting average, you mightiness spot possibly an other 20 points connected each player’s batting average. Instead of them hitting .255, .260, it mightiness beryllium .280," Jenkins said.

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Fergie Jenkins catches the ceremonial archetypal transportation earlier Game 2 of the 2023 World Series astatine Globe Life Field Oct. 28, 2023, betwixt the Texas Rangers and the Arizona Diamondbacks. (Kevin Jairaj/USA Today Sports)

While the bat has taken shot by tempest this season, New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton utilized a torpedo, including successful the postseason, erstwhile helium mashed 7 location runs successful 14 games. 

Jenkins, who pitched from 1965-1983, did not person to woody with immoderate of the caller rules successful his days. He pitched for the Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies successful his 19-year career.

Jenkins won the 1971 NL Cy Young with the Cubs and was named an All-Star 3 times. 

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