Hungary is known as a land of invention and innovation, yet many of its greatest invesntors remain largely unknown.

The torpedo bat is taking off in Major League Baseball in a big way after the Yankees started using them. Is the new design simply a fleeting fad, or are torpedo bats the future of baseball?

Yankees players claimed this bat was invented by a MIT physicist, Aaron Leanhardt, with a handful of other teams having also tried the “torpedo” bats during Spring Training. Applying statistical tests ...

The bat was invented by Aaron Leanhardt, who thought he could maximize the “sweet spot” for hitting while increasing velocity. Torpedo bat users seem to be hitting homers for fun, which might ...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brewers third baseman Oliver Dunn made his way to the plate with a torpedo bat in hand with one out in the second inning and teammate Garrett Mitchell on third base after a triple.

Photographer: David Kawai/Bloomberg via Getty Images The torpedo bat’s invention dates back to 2022-23, when Leanhardt was the Yankees’ assistant minor league hitting coordinator. A former ...

Photographer: David Kawai/Bloomberg via Getty Images The torpedo bat’s invention dates back to 2022-23, when Leanhardt was the Yankees’ assistant minor league hitting coordinator. A former physicist ...

Of course after a historic start to the season, the Yankees new invention would draw a lot of attention and cause controversy. But the torpedo bat has its disadvantages, believe it or not.

Watch the entire interview below. Q: With the torpedo bat, are we witnessing an invention that’s going to revolutionize how people hit a baseball? Or do you agree with Brewers manager Pat Murphy, who ...

New York Yankees hitter Cody Bellinger breaks his torpedo bat during the eighth inning against ... been dominated by the so-called torpedo bats, invented by Aaron Leanhardt, a former New York ...

The "torpedo" bat used by several players on the New York Yankees was created by Aaron Leanhardt, an MIT physicist who now coaches for the Miami Marlins. Leanhardt developed the torpedo bat from ...

Sometimes he makes you think that he has reinvented the home run the way Ruth really invented ... wasn’t torpedo bats. It was Aaron Judge once again having any kind of bat in his hands.