Different bat profiles have been around forever, and many players have their own custom profiles that they like. I think the key innovation that enabled this n

Different bat profiles have been around forever, and many players have their own custom profiles that they like. I think the key innovation that enabled this new profile is the accuracy and quality of data being collected. Edit: Here's an article talking about some of the bat tracking technology that MLB has deployed in recent years: https://technology.mlblogs.com/introducing-statcast-2023-high-frame-rate-bat-and-biomechanics-tracking-3844890264a6 https://technology.mlblogs.com/introducing-statcast-2023-hig...