Torpedo bats are just the beginning when it comes to the changes we'll see coming to bats in Major League Baseball. Keenan Long of LongBall Labs joined MLB Now on Thursday to discuss the new bats and ...

"Torpedo bats," like the one shown here used by New York Yankees player Jazz Chisholm Jr., have a slightly bulbous shape that's similar to a bowling pin. Mike Stobe / Getty Images Ever since the ...

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

He said that players will take a couple of seasons testing out the bats and getting used to them, but ultimately, he hopes to see more and more "torpedo bats" across the league. "All I can say is I ...

The bats are called torpedo bats because they resemble a torpedo ... “Really, in a way, science and sports, they're not separate worlds,” Deyhim said. “Basically, engineering is behind ...

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 to hit the ball. Since that part is the sweet spot, it gives the ball a ...

Torpedo bats are just the latest innovation in the design of baseball bats, some of which stuck, and others which ... did not ...

If you were making a bowling pin on a lathe and suddenly decided to make a baseball bat instead, the result would look something like the "torpedo bat" that is the talk of MLB's new season. After some ...

Baseball season is back, and it didn’t take long for the New York Yankees to start crushing records and dominating ...

The Baltimore Orioles were “ahead of the curve” on the unique design, two sources with direct knowledge told The Baltimore ...

He said that players will take a couple of seasons testing out the bats and getting used to them, but ultimately, he hopes to see more and more "torpedo bats" across the league. "All I can say is ...

You’ve been hearing all about torpedo bats of late, and with good reason ... an axe nearly half-a-century before in his book, The Science of Hitting. "Try it for yourself.