5 days ago · The Yankees' new "Torpedo" bats are the talk of baseball. The bats -- which Major League Baseball confirmed are legal \-\- are defined by an untraditional barrel, which rests closer to the hitter's hands. "Torpedo" bats are designed with more wood, and thus more mass, concentrated in the area of

1 day ago · Relive some big home runs by players with torpedo bats (1:34) ... Major League Baseball's bat regulations are relatively permissive. Currently, the rules allow for a maximum barrel diameter of 2. ...

3 days ago · The New York Yankees smashed 15 home runs in their first three games of the 2025 Major League Baseball season, largely thanks to a brand new tool: torpedo bats. These revolutionary new bats, which ...

2 days ago · You’ve been hearing all about torpedo bats of late, and with good reason. New equipment isn’t introduced to Major League Baseball often, but the torpedo bat represents a change in the design ...

5 days ago · And they’re legal; Major League Baseball confirmed Sunday that the bats do not violate Major League rules or bat supplier regulations. Rule 3.02 states that bats cannot be more than 2.61 inches in diameter and 42 inches in length. ... Cody Bellinger, Paul Goldschmidt and Austin Wells are among the Yankees swinging “Torpedo” bats, which ...

4 days ago · In 2024 Major League Baseball teams averaged 182 home runs across the season for an average of 1.12 homers a game. Thus far in 2025 the Yankees already have 15 in three games, on pace for a record ...

2 days ago · Torpedo bats are the explosive new trend in baseball after the New York Yankees set a franchise record Saturday, hitting nine home runs — the first four of which were back to back to back to ...

3 days ago · The so-called torpedo bats − the MLB-legal, tailor-made bats with weight distribution toward the barrel − have become the talk of the town after the New York Yankees' offense crushed 15...

2 days ago · The new torpedo bats have created a buzz across United States and in the rest of the baseball world with the New York Yankees hitting a team-record nine home runs that traveled a combined 3,695 feet in their 20-9 thrashing of Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. The Yankees ended up scoring 15 homers in ...

4 days ago · New torpedo bats drew attention over the weekend among Major League Baseball players and fans, but what exactly are they and are they legal? Interest surrounding the bats spiked when the New York ...