Brandon Nimmo's Sledgehammer Routine Boosts Rangers

0:00It's April 4th, I'm Cory with the story. This is Dallas News Today, driven by AI. Texas Rangers Outfielder Brandon Nemo has a while new trick in his pre-ad-bat routine, swinging a sledgehammer in the on-deck circle. He picked it up from his old New York Met's teammate, Pete Alonzo, who started using it early this season. Nemo says watching Alonzo got him curious, so he gave it a try. What blew his mind was how light his bat felt afterward, like a toothpick, compared to that heavy hammer. The sledgehammer has an axtile handle that matches his back grip, way different from the usual donut weights player slap on. Nemo noticed it trims the waist from his swing, forcing efficiency to handle the extra heft. Teammates can grab it any time, but only left-fielder Wyatt Langford tried it briefly on a roadtrip. No one stuck with it like him. So far, the results back it up. After that roadtrip, he's hitting 360 with one homer and four RBI's, hoping the Rangers go four wins, two losses.

1:00Nemo knows baseball has peaks in valleys, but starting strong like this keeps the momentum rolling for a squad full of potential.