Recently, with the New York Yankees’ “Torpedo” bat becoming a controversial topic, leading to fans questioning the authenticity of the bat, MIT physicist turned MLB field coordinator Aaron “Lenny” Leanhardt has become a big name in the baseball space. Thanks to Lenny, who created the “Torpedo” bat. Lenny currently works as the field coordinator for the Miami Marlins. He shares his ideas on how he came up with the design and more.
Aaron “Lenny” Leanhardt says he feels surreal
Speaking to reporters before the Miami Marlins’ game against the New York Mets on Monday. Aaron “Lenny” Leanhardt talked about how he felt after almost everybody discovered his latest new invention. He said;
“It’s definitely been surreal for the last couple of days. At the end of the day, it’s about the batter and not the bat. It’s about the hitters and their hitting coachesnot their hitting implement.”
Further, Lenny explained that he’s happy to help, he said:
“I”m happy to always help those guys get a little bit better. But ultimately, it’s up to them to put good swings on good pitches and grind it out every day. So credit to those guys.”
How did Aaron “Lenny” Leanhardt come up with the Torpedo bat idea?
When Aaron “Lenny” Leanhardt was asked as to why and how the “Torpedo” bat design came up, Lenny explained that anybody could have come up with the idea. He said:
“All I can say is I was one of those smart guys for so long that grew up swinging those old, weird-looking bats as well. It’s not until now that maybe anyone thought about this, myself included.
Further, Lenny added:
“You show up every day. You put on the glove you’re given. You swing the bat that you’re given. You put on the spikes you’re given. And you go about your day as best you can. Every now and then, it takes a little bit of time to question what you’re doing. A couple of years ago, some of the hitters started questioning what they were doing, and I just kind of responded to their questions.”
Earlier, Lenny was working as a major-league analyst for the New York Yankees. His invention began in 2022. Lenny said he felt the need to make the bat heavy and fat.
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