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'The bat! The bat!' Cabrera credits Clemente for HR
Yankees outfielder goes deep one day after holding late Hall of Famer's lucky lumber
September 16th, 2023
“The bat! The bat!” Florial yelled.

“The bat?” Cabrera asked himself, then quickly realized. “Oh! The bat!”

A superstition had played out.

Cabrera’s homer, which helped secure a 6-3 win and a series victory over the Pirates, came after a visit to the Roberto Clemente Museum in Pittsburgh. There, he held a gargantuan 40-ounce bat of Clemente, who typically hit with bats in the range of 36-38 ounces; today, bats are typically closer to 33 ounces.
https://www.mlb.com/news/oswaldo-cabrera-credits-roberto-clemente-for-homer

In comparison Stanton's bat,
Giancarlo Stanton uses a 34-inch bat that weighs, about 32.5 ounces.
https://www.batdigest.com/mlb-bat/#:~:text=R161%20and%20S327.-,Download%20our%20data.,that%20weighs%2C%20about%2032.5%20ounces.