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

Bat design hasn't changed much in more than 100 years, other than their weight dropping from above 40 ounces in Ruth's case to the current norm of around 31 or 32 ounces, baseball experts tell NPR.

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 ...

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 ...

The New York Yankees are trying to "be better in every possible way" this season, and that includes the type of bats they're using.

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

The torpedo bat is a custom-shaped baseball bat with a ... So, using Leanhardt’s design, the sweet spot of Volpe’s bat was moved from the barrel to the label. Michael Kay explains that the ...

Carleton Place baseball bat manufacturer Sam Bat hopes torpedo bats are a home run for the bottom line, as the threat of U.S.

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 ...

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

In 2022, Paul Goldschmidt became the National League’s most valuable player using a Marucci bat with a knob shaped like a hockey puck, which shifted the weight below the hitter’s hands. The design ...