Alex Bregman hints at torpedo switch as Red Sox fan Dave Portnoy crusades against ‘Godzilla bats’
NY Post
Red Sox fan Dave Portnoy has begun a crusade against the torpedo bat trend popularized by the Yankees that’s taking MLB by storm, just as an All-Star on his favorite team hinted that he was jumping on the bandwagon.
Alex Bregman, whom the Red Sox signed to a three-year, $120 million contract during the offseason, posted a photo of a torpedo bat to his Instagram Story on Tuesday with the caption “AB2” and a rocket emoji, suggesting he was taking the leap.
Boston had an off day Tuesday, so it remains to be seen if Bregman, the former Astros star, will take the bat into action on Wednesday in Baltimore.
It’s not a surprise to see more players wanting to try the torpedo bats after the Yankees’ offensive explosion over the weekend, with five of their hitters using the new sticks spearheaded by their former analyst Aaron Leanhardt, the MIT-educated physicist now with the Marlins.
Kurt Ainsworth, a former MLB pitcher who is a co-founder and CEO of equipment company Marucci Sports, told Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman on “The Show” podcast that the torpedo bats are “here to stay” and he expects half of major leaguers to be using them.
That apparently won’t sit well with Portnoy.
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