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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 home runs in ...
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It seems like just a matter of time before torpedo bats are everywhere in MLB, which gives us precious time to think about which hitters should be making the switch.
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A bat with a wider barrel sometimes referred to as a torpedo bat sits next to a normal bat during the first inning of MLB baseball game against the Washington Nationals, in Toronto, Monday, March 31, ...
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Baseball’s torpedo bat revolution is here — and it is bulbous
Tucci is the founder and owner of Tucci bats, one of the preferred wooden bat manufacturers among major league players, so he is accustomed to being on call to hitters who are certain a slight shift will make the difference.
What exactly is a torpedo bat? Who invented it? Is it legal? Everything to know
Reds' superstar Elly De La Cruz became the latest MLB player to smash a home run with a torpedo bat, but what is it? And are the bats legal?
Torpedo Bats: Major League Baseball's Gamechanger or the Latest Fad?
While baseball can sometimes be on the sporting back burner, torpedo bats have captured everyone's attention. What's going on.
8 MLB Hitters Best Suited To Power Up with the Torpedo Bat
On the off-chance anyone is still in the dark, the torpedo bat is potentially the most exciting innovation to hit MLB in a long time. A bat model that is thickest where the hitter is most likely to make contact?
Relive some big home runs by players with torpedo bats
Check out some of the home runs hit this season by players using torpedo bats.
Sporticast 437: Torpedo Bat Mania Is About Online Virality, Not Baseball
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including the online hysteria surrounding the ‘torpedo bats‘ in MLB.
PHOTO COLLECTION: Torpedo Bats
A bat with a wider barrel sometimes referred to as a torpedo bat sits next to a normal bat during the first inning of MLB baseball game against the Washington Nationals, in Toronto, Monday, March 31,
Yankees break MLB record in loss while famed astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson explains to CNN how ‘torpedo’ bats work
Despite losing their first game of the MLB season, the New York Yankees continued their historic start to the year as they broke multiple records through their prolific home run hitting.
Above the Mantel: Damn the (Collectible) Torpedo Bats
Torpedo Bats on cards and Jackson Merrill has 8 different autograph variations in the latest edition of Above the Mantel
Want to buy a torpedo bat? Here's how you can hit dingers, too
Several baseball bat manufacturers, such as Victus, listed torpedo-style bats for sale on their websites, including the version used by Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe. The bats appeared on the Victus site around 7 p.m. Monday, according to The Athletic. They start at $199.
Torpedo bats, axe bats, and knobs: A history of baseball bats
Torpedo bats are just the latest innovation in the design of baseball bats, some of which stuck, and others which ... did not.
Why a league-wide torpedo bat takeover might take longer than we think
Will there be a significant offensive surge in baseball now that hitters across the league want their hands on the bats? Maybe, but not anytime soon.
Bat Specialist Thinks Torpedo Bats Are Just Start of Bat Science Changes
Keenan Long of LongBall Labs joined MLB Now on Thursday to discuss the new bats and what is next in the search for technology impacting offense in MLB. He first addressed one big fallacy related to bats, then went on to explain a number of issues related to torpedo bats and what the future looks like.
Torpedo bat designer says it’s more about the players than the bat model
MIAMI — For the MIT-educated physicist behind the torpedo bat, it’s more about the talent of the players than their lumber at the plate. The torpedo model — a striking design in which wood is moved lower down the barrel after the label and shapes the end a little like a bowling pin — became the talk of major league baseball over the weekend.
Torpedo bats could revolutionize baseball and players are taking notice
While other types of modified bats, such as corked bats, are strictly forbidden in the major leagues, MLB has already confirmed that torpedo bats are legal and allowed; the league itself has even released news articles highlighting them. This could pave the way for a new era of baseball, one in which home-run hitters take precedence.
Holyoke company discusses how ‘Torpedo’ baseball bats are made
The Major League Baseball season is just underway and, while some athletes are making their major league debut, so is the usage of the ‘Torpedo’ bat.
Torpedo bat inventor has the classiest response to all the MLB hype
Aaron Leanhardt may not have been a household name in Major League Baseball. But thanks to his invention of the torpedo bat that's taken over the league in 2025, the former MIT physicist has become a celebrity of sorts. And on Monday, Leanhardt spoke to reporters about his invention on the same night Elly De La Cruz went OFF using one.
Phillies’ Matt Strahm calls for pitchers to use pine tar again in response to torpedo bat craze
“Let them use whatever bat they want. Let’s just allow pitchers to use whatever hitters have in the on deck circle,” Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Matt Strahm posted on X this week. “And not check us like we are criminals every time we walk on or off the field. I’m just a pitcher but I’m assuming better grip helps ya swing harder…”
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