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Madison Bumgarner swings an ax as well as a baseball bat

Published Mar. 25, 2015 11:00 a.m. ET

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Last year Madison Bumgarner won the Silver Slugger award as a pitcher -- hitting .258 with four home runs and 15 RBIs. To understand why Bumgarner may be such a good hitter, we turn to the great Ted Williams. InThe Science of Hitting, Williams explains that hitting a baseball happens with "the wrists square and unbroken, as they would be at impact when an ax is swung on a tree." As we now know, Bumgarner loves to swing an ax in the offseason.

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