Major - Vol. 43 Ch. 393 - A Fearless Smile

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To expand on the Translator's note here: "Choking up" a bat means to place your hands further up the bat than normal. This causes you to swing the bat through the zone faster, giving you a split second of additional time to make contact with a fastball, which can be all the difference. You sacrifice a lot of power the more you choke up on the bat, though.
Pictured: Cincinnati Reds 1st baseman Joey Votto, famed from nearly always choking up on the bat. Notice his hand placement.
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Here's an article that goes in depth on the physics of choking up:
https://tht.fangraphs.com/the-physics-of-choking-up/
 

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