Cincinnati Reds star shortstop Elly De La Cruz, like every baseball player and fan, has heard all about the torpedo bat. And he wanted to see for himself what all the fuss was about. So, De La Cruz, in the lead-up to the Reds' game against the Texas Rangers on Monday night, took some practice hacks with the torpedo bat.
Then he decided to try out the innovative lumber, which has been all the rage in baseball since several New York Yankees used the bats in a power surge over the weekend, in a game. De La Cruz belted two home runs, including a 436-foot tape-measure shot, and drove in seven runs in the Reds' 14-3 win over the Rangers.
