Batting Around: Should torpedo bats be banned? How MLB should handle the hottest new trend
Throughout the season, the CBS Sports MLB experts will bring you a weekly Batting Around roundtable breaking down pretty much ...
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Philadelphia Phillies All-Star reliever makes feelings clear on controversial torpedo bats
Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Matt Strahm is all for allowing hitters to use whatever bat they want - as long as ...
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Brewers’ pitching problems may go deeper than torpedo bats after another shellacking
The Brewers may need to find another excuse other than the torpedo bats for why they’ve struggled thus far into the season. After getting shellacked by the Yankees over the weekend, Milwaukee ...
MLB's torpedo bats aren't new — and they aren't magic
By now, you’ve probably heard about baseball’s greatest innovation since the curveball: MLB’s new “torpedo” bat, the ...
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Looking at the use of the torpedo bats across MLB
BK, Tom Verducci and Jake Peavy look at the use of the torpedo bat, how hitters can use it to their advantage against ...
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The Science Behind the MLB ‘Torpedo’ Bats That Everyone’s Talking About—How Do They Work? And Are They Really Better?
Developed by a physicist, these bats have their widest part, called the barrel, closer to the player's hands to offer a ...
Opinion
If the torpedo bats mean more fun in baseball, John Rooke says let's not ban them
But let’s also not rule out — if the hitters can use “accessories” (talc, sticky stuff) to assist with their grip in at-bats, why can’t pitchers?
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‘Torpedo’ Bats Are Knocking It Out of the Park — and It’s All Anyone in Baseball Can Talk About
But Yankees slugger Aaron Judge isn’t impressed. The reigning American League most valuable player doesn’t understand what ...