MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt has been credited with creating the torpedo bats. Leanhardt previously served as a hitting ...

Many of the Yankees used torpedo bats while posting historic numbers this weekend. Here's how the team started using the ...

With 15 home runs in their first three games, the New York Yankees are flexing their muscles. Could part of their success be ...

Just days ago most conversations surrounding the New York Yankees involved their ability to overcome the various injuries they suffered this spring. Then the Y ...

Torpedo bats are just the latest innovation in the design of baseball bats, some of which stuck, and others which ... did not.

The torpedo bats drew attention on Saturday when YES Network broadcaster Michael Kay said on the telecast of the Yankees' home game against the Milwaukee Brewers the team had new bats made that "moved ...

One of his projects involved customizing bats for players to optimize success on contact ... Interestingly enough, torpedo bats aren't entirely new this season. The Yankees' research led ...

Players outside the Bronx who have tried out the bats this season include the Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz and Jose ...

Yes, the Yankees have a literal genius MIT Physicist, Lenny (who is the man), on payroll. He invented the “Torpedo” barrel. It brings more wood - and mass - to where you most often make contact as a ...

Leanhardt told the website it was a group effort when asked if he invented the torpedo bats. The five Yankees currently using them are Cody Bellinger, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Paul Goldschmidt ...

After the Yankees' home run barrage with bats that look like bowling pins, the innovation is sweeping baseball.