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Damn the torpedo (bats): Baseball is back!

New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells hits a home run — using a distinctively shaped ‘torpedo bat’ — against the Milwaukee Brewers on March 29, 2025.
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New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells hits a home run — using a distinctively shaped ‘torpedo bat’ — against the Milwaukee Brewers on March 29, 2025.

Finally, baseball is back!

This hour, a look at all the fun, weird, interesting storylines in this new season — including, yes, .

Plus: Is Aaron Judge the best right-handed hitter … ever? Is Shohei Ohtani the best baseball player … ever? How the A’s lost their Oakland. How the Rays lost their ballpark. … And more.

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Colin McEnroe, Dylan Reyes, and Lily Tyson contributed to this show.

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Jonathan is a producer for ‘The Colin McEnroe Show.’ His work has been heard nationally on NPR and locally on º£½Ç»»ÆÞ’s talk shows and news magazines. He’s as likely to host a podcast on minor league baseball as he is to cover a presidential debate almost by accident. Jonathan can be reached at jmcnicol@ctpublic.org.