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A stack of torpedo bats after they came out of a baseball bat lathe at the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory in Louisville, Ky. on Mar. 31, 2025. | Sam Upshaw Jr./Courier Journal / USA TODAY ...
To dispel potential misconceptions: these torpedo bats are legal, as they fit within MLB's specification regulations. They're not some dirty little proprietary secret the Yankees never wanted the ...
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Torpedo bats are driving an unprecedented surge in lumber curiosity Victus spent most of the last 14 years trying to help shape the future of baseball. The company’s founders just never imagined ...
At age 82, former Chicago Cubs pitcher Fergie Jenkins stays up to date on all the latest MLB hot topics. Now, with the torpedo bat saga taking place, Jenkins chimed in to share what he believes ...
Never one to shy away from a controversial topic, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred lauded “torpedo” bats as the future of America’s pastime, calling them “absolutely good for baseball” in a ...
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred touched on hot topics like robot umpires, torpedo bats and possible expansion in an interview published by The New York Times on Sunday. Manfred spoke positively about ...
The thing is, the torpedo design is not the first change to baseball bats. They didn’t just arrive on the scene in the 19th century looking like they do today — it took years and years, well ...
What’s the controversy around torpedo bats? The controversy around the bat is mainly because it's new and never really been seen before. And it's having quite a bit of success that we're not ...
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