New York Mets catcher Luis Torrens was at the plate in the top of the fifth inning facing George Soriano. The Marlins were up 6–1, there was one out and a runner on first. Soria

It's only a matter of when the Marlins move on from Sandy Alcántara, and there's a strong chance the Chicago Cubs are a favorite to acquire him at the deadline.

Before joining the Marlins, Leanhardt worked as a Major League analyst for the Yankees. Per a profile by The Athletic, Leanhardt began work on the "torpedo bat" in 2022 as a member of the Yankees' minor-league hitting department. Now the "torpedo bat" is the biggest story in baseball and one of the biggest stories in sports.

Before he helped design the Yankees' viral 'torpedo' bats, Marlins field coordinator Aaron Leanhardt got his Ph.D. from MIT and was a professor at Michigan.

Max Fried, Cody Bellinger and Paul Goldschmidt are Yankees. Juan Soto, Clay Holmes and A.J. Minter are Mets. Old Max Scherzer is a Blue Jay. Older Charlie Morton is an Oriole. Ancient Justin Verlander is a Giant. Alex Bregman and Walker Buehler wear Red Sox. Gleyber Torres wears Tiger stripes. Luis Severino plays for the Sacratomato A’s.

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Jeff Conine became the first member of the Marlins' Hall of Fame when he was inducted before the team's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 58-year-old Conine, nicknamed "Mr. Marlin," helped the franchise win the World Series in 1997 and 2003.

The person holding court for Monday afternoon’s largest media scrum wasn’t superstars Juan Soto or Francisco Lindor, but newly nicknamed “El Torpedo.” Aaron Leanhardt, the Marlins’ unassuming field coordinator,

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