SF Giants’ Fitzgerald loses both torpedo bats on back-to-back singles at Petco Park

SAN DIEGO Tyler Fitzgerald brought two torpedo bats with him to San Diego They both died noble deaths In the fifth inning of Tuesday s - loss to the San Diego Padres Patrick Bailey and Fitzgerald strung together back-to-back singles with Fitzgerald s torpedo-shaped models both of which shattered Fitzgerald s inventory is down to zero for the time being but he will receive a shipment from Louisville Slugger in several weeks Bailey is ordering two of his own as well It s going to take a limited weeks but I have six more coming in Going to be a while Fitzgerald noted Fitzgerald was the first Giants athlete to utilize a torpedo bat which is characterized by its abnormal shape Torpedo bats are custom-made sculpted based on where an individual competitor largest part frequently makes contact Despite their odd appearance the bats are fully allowable under MLB rules The torpedo bats became a point of debate when the New York Yankees hit home runs in a season-opening three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers the majority coming from players who used torpedo bats Those debates have largely quieted in current weeks especially with the Yankees returning to a normal home run pace It s a trendy thing right now If the Yankees don t put up runs in that battle this isn t even a discussion Anything to give the hitter a little more of an advantage I m all for Fitzgerald mentioned earlier this month Related Articles SF Giants swept by Padres in first showdown against NL West rival SF Giants fall to Padres in first battle vs NL West opponent this season SF Giants Wade maintaining confidence despite ice cold April SF Giants prepare for first-place showdown against Tatis-led Padres SF Giants beat Rangers on Ramos wild walk-off Little League home run Last Friday Fitzgerald s first shipment of two bats certainly arrived He tried them out during batting practice then liked them enough to use them in a match that same day He went -for- in his debut with the bats last Friday against the Texas Rangers then was out of action on Saturday and Sunday due to a chest contusion On Tuesday Bailey and Fitzgerald produced the first shipment s first two and final two hits