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I suspect this may result in more pitches away to these batters so they have to make contact on the narrower end of the bat. I.e. it's a move that may well hav
by benmathes 1y ago
I suspect this may result in more pitches away to these batters so they have to make contact on the narrower end of the bat.
I.e. it's a move that may well have a counter move.
- xxpor 1y agoFolks will start to use longer bats then and crowd the plate. Of course that'll be countered with more inside pitching.
- bob_theslob646 1y ago>Folks will start to use longer bats then and crowd the plate. (Rule 3.02 states that bats cannot be more than 2.61 inches in diameter and 42 inches in length.) [https://www.mlb.com/news/baseball-bat-history#:~:text=(Rule%203.02%20states%20that%20bats,and%2042%20inches%20in%20length.) https://www.mlb.com/news/baseball-bat-history#:~:text=(Rule%...]