MLB field coordinators generally don’t draw media scrums.
But when you’re Aaron “Lenny” Leanhardt, innovator of the suddenly famous “torpedo bat,” you’re the exception to the rule.
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Leanhardt is the field coordinator for the Miami Marlins. He drew a crowd of reporters and cameras on Monday ahead of Miami’s home game against the New York Mets.
“There’s a lot more cameras here today than I’m used to,” Leanhardt 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 coaches, not their hitting implement.
“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.”
Why did the ‘torpedo bat’ just now surface?
Per a news release announcing his hiring…
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