Tucci is the founder and owner of Tucci bats, one of the preferred wooden bat manufacturers among major league players, so he is accustomed to being on call to hitters who are certain a slight shift will make the difference.

Baseball bat manufacturers had little evidence to suggest a spike in sales was just around the corner when Major League Baseball’s newest season opened last week.

If you’re a baseball fan, you likely have spent the last week hearing a lot about the “torpedo bat” the New York Yankees recently debuted to much success. So what is it exactly?