Usinghigh-density, lithium-ionbatteries, the device, includingitsharness, weighs20pounds and canpropelapersonupan anchoredrope at 10feetper second, Ballsaid.
For all the sport's complex strategies and mind games, there is a visceral appeal in seeing a piece of wood propel a leather ball 400 feet over a fence and watching the batter trot confidently around the bases.