The Dodgers’ offseason secret weapon? Weighted bats
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“Nobody understands it,” Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts said. “Unless you’re a hitter.”
Frustration, though, can often trigger curiosity. And so there was Betts, joining Max Muncy, J.D. Martinez, Gavin Lux and at least a couple of other teammates who took part in Driveline’s weighted-bat program, developed to increase bat speed and, perhaps, give hitters a fighting chance against their sport’s continually rising velocities.