Elly De La Cruz Crushes Two Homers, Drives in Seven as MLB’s Controversial ‘Torpedo Bat’ Fuels Reds’ 14-3 Rout

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Torpedo bats are making a lot of noise — but they’ve been quietly in MLB for a few years

Elly De La Cruz went 4-for-5 with two home runs, a double and seven RBIs with the bat. The New York Yankees' use of torpedo bats over the weekend caused a national uproar. But experiments with the bats have been going on for a long time in baseball.

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Reds' Elly De La Cruz posts career-high 7 RBIs in first game with torpedo bat

Elly De La Cruz had a single, double and two home runs for a career-high seven RBIs. Brady Singer pitched seven scoreless innings in his Cincinnati debut. The Reds routed the Texas Rangers 14-3 on Monday night. The 14 runs were Cincinnati’s most since a 19-2 win over the Yankees in May.

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Elly De La Cruz cranks two HRs, post 7 RBI, all while using a 'torpedo bat' for the first time

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Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz has monster game using ‘torpedo bat’

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Not so Secret Weapon Helped Elly De La Cruz Have Career Night in Reds Win Over Rangers

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Elly De La Cruz Seems to Be a Big Fan of Torpedo Bats After Two-Homer Game for Reds

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Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz has monster game using ‘torpedo bat’ | CNN

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Reds' Elly De La Cruz hits two long homers in first game with torpedo bat

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz hit a pair of long home runs and drove in seven in a 14-3 blowout. He also had a single and a double, scored four times and stole a base. But what will undoubtedly draw the most attention is that he did it with a new style of bat that's taken MLB by storm.

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Elly De La Cruz added fuel to MLB's torpedo-bat conversation in Reds win vs. Rangers

Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz went 4-for-5 with two home runs in a 14-3 win against the Texas Rangers. The switch hitter batted from the left side in the series opener against Texas. The so-called torpedo bats were thought to have aided the Yankees as they crushed 15 home runs against the Milwaukee Brewers.

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Cincinnati Reds Manager Defends Elly De La Cruz After Crushing Two 400-Foot HRs With Torpedo Bat

The 23-year-old infielder entered the contest against the Rangers homerless and hitting .272 across 11 at-bats. De La Cruz cranked two 400-foot bombs, the last of which traveled 436 feet and left the bat at over 110 MPH. He racked up 11 total bases and seven RBIs.

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Elly De La Cruz breakout game says more about torpedo bat than Yankees ever could

"Torpedo bat" is a new type of bat used by the New York Yankees. The bat is designed to make it easier for players to hit the ball. The Yankees are the first team to use the bat in the major leagues. The New York Mets are the only team to have used it.

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Elly De La Cruz Laughs About Using 'Torpedo' Bat Again After 2 HR, 7 RBIs in Reds' Win

Elly De La Cruz went 4-for-5 with two homers and seven RBI in the Reds' 14-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Monday. He laughed when asked by reporters if he would be using the torpedo bat again. The bats, which are legal under MLB rules, are designed to distribute the weight differently than what has been traditionally used.

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