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Developed by a physicist, these bats have their widest part, called the barrel, closer to the player's hands to offer a ...
Keenan Long of LongBall Labs joined MLB Now on Thursday to discuss the new bats and what is next in the search for technology ...
The torpedo bats are safely within MLB rules, which dictate only that bats must be “solid wood, round, shorter than 42 inches ...
Each batter using the new product has a custom torpedo bat; where the greater mass of wood is placed depends on an analysis of where on the bat the batter hits the ball most often.
Driveline Baseball Tampa Lead Hitting Trainer Travis Fitta joined FOX 35's Garrett Wymer to break down the new torpedo bats ...
When videos of Yankees hitters using funky-looking bats went viral last week, Orioles pitchers had some of the same reactions ...
The torpedo bat’s shape might change the sweet spot, Smith says, but if such bats end up lighter than traditional ones, the bat-ball collision might actually transfer less energy and lead to ...
Baseball season is back, and it didn’t take long for the New York Yankees to start crushing records and dominating ...
Torpedo bats are just the beginning when it comes to the changes we'll see coming to bats in Major League Baseball. Keenan Long of LongBall Labs joined MLB Now on Thursday to discuss the new bats ...
By now, you’ve probably heard about baseball’s greatest innovation since the curveball: MLB’s new “torpedo” bat, the ...
Now back to the torpedo bat. It's designed so that the wider part of the bat IS the sweet spot. Since it’s wider, it's easier to hit the ball. Since that part is the sweet spot, it gives the ball a ...
Torpedo bats] If you thought "torpedo bat" was fun ... to swinging an axe nearly half-a-century before in his book, The Science of Hitting. "Try it for yourself. Get a bat and swing it against ...