Kris Bryant got hot after switching to an axe handle bat:

“It was just one day, ‘I’m going to bring this (Axe Bat) as my extra,'” Bryant told The Athletic’s Sahadev Sharma. “Usually when you break your bat, it’s when you put a ball in play and you’re out or get a hit or whatever. It’s not a foul ball. So the bat boy brings it to me and I’m like, ‘OK, I’m just going to use this.’ First swing, home run. And I was like, ‘Oh, OK, I’ll stick with it.’ And I have since then and I just feel really good about my swing.”

“I’ve been having good at-bats, so I don’t know if it’s the bat or what, but it’s always nice to use a new one and hit a homer.”

The Axe Bat has a unique axe-shaped handle, and it’s become popular with MLBplayers like Mookie Betts and George Springer.

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There’s more about the bat design in the article.