Not all pitchers are against torpedo bats (Barstool CEO Dave Portnoy certainly is); rather counterintuitively, Philadelphia Phillies 2024 All-Star relief pitcher Matt Strahm advocated for the MIT ...

But it was the bats ... and putting pitchers on a clock—were largely introduced to encourage more hitting. The Yankees’ weekend barrage is still a small sample size, coming against a familiar ...

Skenes is part of a growing trend of pitchers focusing ... But they slug .532 against below average heaters middle-up in the strike zone. Even with torpedo bats, hitting keeps getting more difficult.

541 against them including 27 ... that any will make a change in bat type. On the pitching side, it would take a widespread implementation of torpedo bats, not to mention further extrapolation ...

“With certain bat modifications and stuff now, guys are doing whatever they can to catch up with the pitching ... the torpedo bats led directly to the Yankees’ historic numbers against ...

Muncy, the first Dodger to use a torpedo during Wednesday’s game against the Atlanta Braves, needed only three at-bats to learn the ... recent advancements in pitching development, with ...

Torpedo bats have taken the baseball world by storm, and one MLB pitcher wants to bring back a competitive edge for hurlers. Pitchers used ... the Reds’ game Monday against the Texas Rangers ...

Austin Wells of the New York Yankees hits a home run against the Milwaukee Brewers in New York on Friday. “Torpedo ... bats represent hitters finally embracing new technology to combat pitchers ...

The five Yankees players who used torpedo bats against the Milwaukee Brewers performed ... of their small ballpark and the Brewers' poor pitching remains to be seen. But after New York's offensive ...

The New York Yankees became the first team in the MLB to smash three straight home runs on the first three pitchers ... bats named “Torpedo” bats and used them first against the Brewers ...

“There’s nothing that anyone’s doing that’s against ... the torpedo bats perhaps playing a role — could help hitters keep up with, or at least not significantly lag behind, pitching ...

Pitchers have ... from that of the torpedo bats, but the idea was the same: What is the optimal design to create the biggest opportunity for hits? Some have pushed back against the effectiveness ...