Torpedo bats drew attention over the weekend when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers in one game.

Baseball is already seeing a new phenomenon this year -- torpedo bats. The tapered bats that focus weight to the sweet spot, potentially enabling bigger hits are made by King of Prussia-based Victus Sports.

After the new design erupted into the public’s attention last weekend, there was an instant surge of interest.

Using a strikingly different model in which wood is moved lower down the barrel after the label and shapes the end a little like a bowling pin, the torpedo bat has become baseball’s latest

Torpedo bats drew attention over the weekend when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers in one game.

But let’s also not rule out — if the hitters can use “accessories” (talc, sticky stuff) to assist with their grip in at-bats, why can’t pitchers?