Which MLB players are using the new 'torpedo' bats? Yankees lead the way, but other stars have embraced unique bat shape
MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt has been credited with creating the torpedo bats. Leanhardt previously served as a hitting ...
A Maine business helped create the new 'torpedo bats' taking the MLB by storm
Torpedo bats are thinner at the top with more wood closer to the batter’s hands. The Yankees debuted these new bats in their ...
Demand for ‘torpedo’ baseball bats has sent a Pennsylvania factory into overdrive
The newest innovation in baseball, the bat has a seemingly inflated barrel that is thickest and heaviest where the player ...
Yankees and their ‘torpedo’ bats break MLB home run record in loss
Despite losing their first game of the MLB season, the New York Yankees continued their historic start to the year as they ...
Torpedo Bats and the Physics of the Sweet Spot
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 ...
Are torpedo bats to blame for Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton elbow injuries?
Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton mentioned this spring that bat adjustments likely contributed to his severe elbow ...
Torpedo-shaped bats draw attention after Yankees hit team-record 9 homers in rout of Brewers
New torpedo bats drew attention when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers that traveled a combined 3,695 feet.