Science of Torpedo Bats

torpedo bats, MLB and baseball

The Science Behind the MLB ‘Torpedo’ Bats That Everyone’s Talking About—How Do They Work? And Are They Really Better?

Developed by a physicist, these bats have their widest part, called the barrel, closer to the player's hands to offer a better chance of hitting the ball on their "sweet spot"

WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's N… · 4d

How do 'torpedo bats' work? We asked baseball physicists to explain

They look like baseball bats morphing into bowling pins, their ends flaring into an aggressive bulge that suddenly tapers. So how do they work?

The Associated Press on MSN · 3h

Manfred says torpedo bats are 'good for baseball' and he hopes to see robot umps in MLB by 2026

Torpedo bats are all the rage this season, and Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred believes all that chatter is positive for the sport. “They’re absolutely good for baseball,” Manfred said in a Q&A published by The New York Times on Sunday.

5don MSN

The science behind Yankees' torpedo bats explained by its inventor - an MIT physicist

Mastermind of torpedo batThe mastermind behind the design is Aaron Leanheardt, a former Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...

Explaining the science behind the 'torpedo bat' used by some Yankees

Each batter using the new product has a custom torpedo bat; where the greater mass of wood is placed depends on an analysis ...

3don MSN

Bat Specialist Thinks Torpedo Bats Are Just Start of Bat Science Changes

Torpedo bats are just the beginning when it comes to the changes we'll see coming to bats in Major League Baseball. Keenan ...

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 ...

6don MSN

MIT-educated physicist reveals the secret to Yankees’ success with torpedo bats he created

Aaron Leanhardt, the former Michigan physics professor who got his PhD at MIT and was part of the Yankees organization for ...

Fox Sports4d

Torpedo bats, axe bats, and knobs: A history of baseball bats

Torpedo bats] If you thought "torpedo bat" was fun ... to swinging an axe nearly half-a-century before in his book, The Science of Hitting. "Try it for yourself. Get a bat and swing it against ...

1don MSN

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 ...

Why ‘torpedo bats’ have players across MLB intrigued after Yankees’ power surge

"I think it’s an amazing discovery," said Angels outfielder Taylor Ward, one of many players suddenly interested in the new ...

Major League Baseball6d

Yankees' new 'Torpedo' bats create a stir amid 15-homer weekend barrage

Standing in front of his Yankee Stadium locker on Sunday, Anthony Volpe presented two bats for inspection. In his left hand, ...

What the Houston Astros are saying about torpedo bats. 'Why not try it?'

MINNEAPOLIS — Zach Dezenzo was rehabbing an injury at the Houston Astros’ minor-league facility in Florida last season when ...

Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.

Hide inaccessible results