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Elly De La Cruz Laughs About Using 'Torpedo' Bat Again

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The concept was developed by former MIT physicist and current Miami Marlins staffer Aaron “Lenny” Leanhardt when he was an analyst in the Yankees organization.
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De La Cruz launched a 436-foot homer, his second of the night, that left the bat at more than 110 mph.
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In the seventh inning, De La Cruz hit another one. This one, off a Gerson Garabito fastball, traveled 436 feet over the right-center-field wall and was launched at 110.2 mph off De La Cruz's bat. That homer extended Cincinnati's lead to 14-0. The home runs were the first and second for De La Cruz in four games this season.
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