The torpedo bats do not violate MLB’s rules, which state under 3.02: “The bat shall be a smooth, round stick not more than 2.61 inches in diameter at the thickest part and not more than 42 ...

Watch on (via SciShow) On their opening weekend in March 2025, the New York Yankees hit 15 home runs. And the so-called torpedo bats they used to do it have real science behind them, thanks to MIT ...

Neil DeGrasse Tyson became the latest to weigh in on the "torpedo bat" craze that took off Saturday, when the Yankees used the newly designed bats to set a team record with nine home runs against ...

Anyone who looks at a torpedo bat can tell that what makes them unique is their shape. “ I mean, it looks like a bowling pin,” Ainsworth says, hands outlining the bat’s curved top.

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – “Torpedo bats” have recently been all the rage in Major League Baseball. The New York Yankees debuted these bats this season on their way to tying an MLB record ...

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.

The design of the bat helps improve making contact with the ball and bat speed, "So I think it just depends on your swing and where you miss," says Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman, "I would try it out.

Maple bats were not always the ubiquitous choice among major-league players, as their rise owes much to the success of players like Barry Bonds during the late-90s and early-2000s. Torpedo bats ...

Louisville Slugger handcrafted De La Cruz's first-ever torpedo bat, which he used for the first time March 31 against the Texas Rangers. The Reds' shortstop went 4-for-5 with two home runs that day.

The torpedo bats do not violate MLB’s rules, which state under 3.02: “The bat shall be a smooth, round stick not more than 2.61 inches in diameter at the thickest part and not more than 42 ...