At the apartment I live in we have a Maytag washer and a Speed Queen and the Maytag has a agitator that is not flush at the bottom as the fin curves up so as the clothes and linen are pulled up and down they sometimes get caught in the gap and are stretched and will be ripped. Looks like this https://tinyurl.com/mwtd483j
The Speed Queen is flush and has zero problems.
We also have a front loader which does not clean well and smells moldy all the time. I bring Baking Soda to use as it freshens the clothes.