Throughout the season, the CBS Sports MLB experts will bring you a weekly Batting Around roundtable breaking down pretty much anything. The latest news, a historical question, thoughts about the future of baseball,

Several New York Yankees' players used a "torpedo bat" that helped set an MLB record for home runs. What is a torpedo bat? Is it legal? What to know.

Keenan Long of LongBall Labs joined MLB Now on Thursday to discuss the new bats and what is next in the search for technology impacting offense in MLB. He first addressed one big fallacy related to bats, then went on to explain a number of issues related to torpedo bats and what the future looks like.

About one week into the MLB season and all anyone wants to talk about is the 'Torpedo Bat.' Here's a look at what it is and how it's made.

Bat makers are bracing for the newest obsession to become a fixture in baseball. “The torpedoes are here to stay,”