Torpedo Bat Ban Debate

MLB, Rob Manfred and torpedo bat

Torpedo bats are 'absolutely good for baseball,' says MLB commissioner Rob Manfred

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred recently addressed the advent and rising popularity of the so-called "torpedo bat," a bowling-pin shaped bat the popularity of which has coincided with a very modest spike in the league home-run rate relative to last season.

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Manfred says torpedo bats are ‘good for baseball’ and he hopes to see robot umps in MLB by 2026

Manfred highlighted that the bats have been used for a few years now, with players such as Giancarlo Stanton and Francisco Lindor using torpedoes last season.

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Rob Manfred gave an adamant response about the torpedo bat’s place in MLB games

Manfred spoke to The New York Times over the weekend, and he explained that he saw the torpedo bat as a positive for baseball. After all, MLB wants offense. It wants excitement — we've seen that with recent rule changes. There's no way Manfred would ban a legal bat with that in mind.

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Iconic YouTuber Demands a Ban on Yankees’ Torpedo Bat Before It ‘Ruins Baseball’

The New York Yankees have taken baseball by storm to begin the 2025 MLB season. However, the reason why is because of the new ...

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What's a torpedo bat? The history of the Yankees' controversial new baseball bats

The reconfiguration gives the bat the shape of a torpedo -- or a bowling pin, which doesn't sound nearly as menacing or apropos. Because the Yankees hit bombs with them. Nine of their MLB record ...

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Crochet & Merrill get new deals, Profar hit with PED ban and Torpedo bat tech talk

Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman react to Garrett Crochet’s new contract with the Red Sox and what it will mean for the team ...

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