After a stellar Yankees win on Saturday, torpedo bats are in the spotlight. Is there science behind these baseball bats?

An insider recently revealed that a St. Louis Cardinals Gold Glove defender discovered a similar design to the New York Yankees' torpedo bat several years ago.

The torpedo bat gained popularity after the Yankees hit 15 home runs during their first three games, but not all players are sold on the new shape.

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

The Washington Nationals are a rebuilding team that's finally starting to show real progress after a rough half-decade, but the New York Yankees' "torpedo" bats have taken the league by storm early ...

Hillerich & Bradley — the Louisville-based company that makes the Louisville Slugger bats — worked with players and engineers ...

The torpedo bat's rise has changed the industry for the companies that make them. Here is one bat-maker's story.

Brewers third baseman Oliver Dunn made his way to the plate with a torpedo bat in hand with one out in the second inning and ...

former Yankees infielder Kevin Smith explained that the new bat design was developed by Aaron Leanhardt, who previously worked in the Yankees’ front office. It’s called a “Torpedo” barrel ...

EVERYTHING TO KNOW ABOUT THE TORPEDO BAT: From design to rules And on Monday, Leanhardt spoke to reporters about his invention on the same night Elly De La Cruz went OFF using one. But he kept it ...

but the torpedo bat represents a change in the design of a piece of equipment that’s been part of the game from the start: the baseball bat itself. The New York Yankees having themselves an ...

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 ...