Can anything defuse Major League Baseball's hottest hitting weapon? The so-called torpedo bats − the MLB-legal, tailor-made bats with weight distribution toward the barrel − have become the ...

What exactly is a torpedo bat? How does it help hitters? And how is it legal? Let's dig in. Read: An MIT-educated professor, the Yankees and the bat that could be changing baseball The idea of the ...

NEW YORK – Right off the bat, the Yankees’ “torpedo’’ bats are legal. “They made sure before they even brought it to us, with MLB, that it was all within regulation,’’ said Cody ...

When questioned about the new bats, MLB has stated that they do conform to all rules and are legal. Interestingly enough, torpedo bats aren't entirely new this season. The Yankees' research led to ...

When questioned about the new bats, MLB has stated that they do conform to all rules and are legal. Interestingly enough, torpedo bats aren't entirely new this season. The Yankees' research led to ...

MLB's bat regulations are fairly lax. The "torpedo" bats remain legal so long as they follow MLB Rule 3.02 which states: "The bat shall be a smooth, round stick not more than 2.61 inches in ...

But are torpedo bats legal? And how can you get one of your own? Here's what we know. Story continues after photo gallery. What is a torpedo bat? Unlike a traditional swatter, a torpedo bat has ...

Some of them were hit by players wielding an innovation from a former team employee and a one-time MIT physicist, who reimagined the field-legal bats to be shaped more like a torpedo.