US EditionStanton says Torpedo bat not to blame for sore elbows
- Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton, battling elbow pain, began the 2025 season on the injured list.
- Tendon issues in both elbows, diagnosed as epicondylitis, prevented Stanton from swinging a bat during spring training.
- Stanton has been hitting off a Trajekt pitching robot to regain strength, but does not consider a rehab assignment close.
- Stanton alluded to, but declined to confirm, that adjustments to his bats might have contributed to his elbow issues.
- Despite speculation, Stanton confirmed he will continue using torpedo bats upon his return, with no hard proof linking the bat design to elbow stress.
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Stanton sticking with torpedo bat for now
NEW YORK — Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton said he’ll continue using a torpedo bat whenever he returns from pain in both elbows, but also declined to say whether he thought using the new model might have caused his injury.
Could a "Torpedo Bat" Be to Blame for Yankees Slugger's Elbow Problems?
The New York Yankees hit 13 home runs in the first three games of the new season. Not all were hit with the torpedo-style bats that the team has now made famous. That hasn’t stopped bleacher creatures across the game from questioning the legality of the bats, which were, in fact, approved by Major League Baseball for use in games long before the start of the 2025 season. Now another controversy has arisen with Torpedo-mania: speculation that tha…
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