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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 ...
What is the torpedo bat? Are torpedo bats banned? Meet the Marlins coach who invented them
The story of the 2025 MLB season so far is the torpedo bat designed by Miami Marlins coach and former MIT physicist Aaron ...
What's a torpedo bat? The history of the Yankees' controversial new baseball bats
Because the Yankees hit bombs with them. Nine of their MLB record-tying 15 home runs hit in their first three games were used ...
Ottavino Talks Torpedo Bats, Says 'It's Cool to Hate' Yankees and Look for 'Boogeyman'
And yet, fans were none the wiser until play-by-play announcer Michael Kay highlighted the "torpedo" bat during a Bronx ...
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Torpedo bats have already been ordered by 1 MLB team after Yankees' HR barrage
You knew this was coming as soon as the New York Yankees hit all those home runs over the weekend: the torpedo bat is ...
Orioles pitchers react to new torpedo bats: ‘If they’re legal, fine by me’
When videos of Yankees hitters using funky-looking bats went viral last week, Orioles pitchers had some of the same reactions ...
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‘Phillies Extra’ Q&A: Why Kevin Long likes torpedo bats, their impact, and more
As more hitters experiment with using torpedo bats, we asked Long to weigh in on baseball’s newest craze in the latest ...
Snyder's Soapbox: If the torpedo bats really do improve offense, we should all be thrilled
Suppose the bats do make the hitters better. Good!