However, if torpedo bats do become the norm, the pitchers are confident they’ll find a way to sink them. Have a news tip? Contact Jacob Calvin Meyer at [email protected] , 410-332-6200 and x ...

“Whoever came up with the torpedo bat owes the Milwaukee Brewers pitching staff a firm handshake. If Maikel Garcia is taking pitchers 430′ to dead center, it ain’t the bats,” a third ...

Hall of Famer CC Sabathia says the torpedo bats are not new and we should blame poor pitching by the Brewers. ... Since the New York Yankees clubbed a franchise-record nine home runs against the ...

Torpedo bats have taken the baseball world by storm — and some MLB pitchers are not happy about it. Phillies reliever Matt Strahm opened up about his disdain for the new bats through a post on X ...

The bats, shaped like a torpedo or bowling pin – as Brewers pitcher Nestor Cortes put it – were invented by former Yankees analyst Aaron Leanhardt. Leanhardt now works for the Marlins, but he ...

A common sentiment from players about torpedo bats is that hitting is about the player. If you can’t hit a 97 mph fastball or nasty slider with a normal bat, a torpedo bat isn’t going to help.

In the case of these torpedo (or bowling-pin, or whatever you choose to call them) bats, much of the overreaction danger stems from that Yankees outburst on March 29. Sign up for free fantasy baseball ...

Innovation on the hitting side — with the torpedo bats perhaps playing a role — could help hitters keep up with, or at least not significantly lag behind, pitching developments.

Call it the "torpedo" bat era. The bats everyone is talking about emerged this past weekend after the New York Yankees tied an MLB record as they hit 15 home runs in their opening three-game ...

Francisco Lindor swings during the Mets-Astros game on March 29, 2025. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post. Pete Alonso told The Post that he will probably place an order for torpedo bats just to see ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When videos of Yankees hitters blasting home runs with funky-looking “torpedo” bats went viral last week, Orioles pitchers had some of the same reactions as fans did.