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Some Major League Baseball players are changing up the type of bat they use in favor of ones that feature the thickest part ...
MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt has been credited with creating the torpedo bats. Leanhardt previously served as a hitting ...
Torpedo bats are just the latest innovation in the design of baseball bats, some of which stuck, and others which ... did not ...
In the early days of this year’s season, 'torpedo' bats have become all the rage for big-league hitters. And now, they are ...
By now, you’ve probably heard about baseball’s greatest innovation since the curveball: MLB’s new “torpedo” bat, the ...
Today’s guest columnists are professors John Cairney and Rick Burton. Torpedo bats are having their moment. With their dramatically tapered barrels and enlarged sweet spots, these odd-looking clubs ...
MLB's torpedo bat has taken the league by storm this season. Which teams and players have used it? Here's a tracker.
The opening weekend of the 2025 MLB season was taken over by a surprise star -- torpedo bats. The bowling pin-shaped bats became the talk of the sport after the Yankees' home run onslaught on the ...
The use of elongated bats in Major League Baseball, while potentially advantageous for hitters, raises questions about ...
While other types of modified bats, such as corked bats, are strictly forbidden in the major leagues, MLB has already ...
Baseball Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins talked about torpedo bats and what they can do for hitters during an appearance on ...
Torpedo bats are changing Major League Baseball, but with his head in the sand, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred wants us to know: "Nothing to see here!" Torpedo bats change the distribution of the ...