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What are the ‘torpedo bats’ some MLB players are using, and are they legal?

(NEXSTAR) — Even if you don’t follow baseball, you may have heard talk of the torpedo bats that seemingly helped propel the New York Yankees to put up 36 runs and hit 15 homers during their opening ...
NBC Los Angeles

What's a torpedo bat? The history of the Yankees' controversial new baseball bats

The Bronx Bombers now have torpedoes in their arsenal. The wood of the bat is shifted from the barrel towards the batter's hands to create a custom sweet spot where contact is most frequently made.
Sports Illustrated

Will New Torpedo Bats Impact Diamondbacks-Yankees Series?

The Arizona Diamondbacks find themselves staring down one of the more eye-catching new wrinkles to the 2025 MLB season as they prepare to take on the New York Yankees in a three-game set. Arizona will ...
NPR

Inside a Louisiana factory making torpedo bats that have become all the rage

Torpedo baseball bats hit it big when the Yankees set a new team record with nine home runs in one game earlier this season. We visit a factory in Louisiana to see what makes them so special. Torpedo ...