Can anything defuse Major League Baseball's hottest hitting weapon? The so-called torpedo bats − the MLB-legal, tailor-made bats with weight distribution toward the barrel − have become the ...

Torpedo bats have been a hit among Major League Baseball players. The MLB-legal, tailor-made bats with weight distribution toward the barrel have become the talk of the town after the New York ...

If you’re a baseball fan, then you know it’s impossible to watch a game these days without hearing about torpedo bats, the new bat design giving hitters unforeseen power. But what is it about ...

The bats, shaped slightly more like a bowling pin than traditional lumber, have been a source of controversy since the New ...

But after dozens of swings in the cage, where he said the balance was better, the ball sounded more crisp off the bat, the left-handed hitter ordered on the spot four custom-crafted torpedo bats ...

On the eve of the new season, less than 10% of MLB hitters using bats made by Marucci Sports were using the so-called torpedo model, said Kurt Ainsworth, the company’s chief executive.

But in addition to the New York Yankees hitting a franchise-record nine home runs in Saturday’s historic offensive performance, there was considerable attention on the “torpedo” bats some ...

A handful of New York Yankees players praised their new "torpedo" bats for helping with an opening weekend power surge that has been the talk of the sports world. After hitting a franchise-record ...

NEW YORK — At times last season, Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman would look up from his crouch and notice hitters wielding bats shaped like a torpedo. “As a catcher,” Rutschman’s ...

A torpedo bat model is pictured between two other models so patrons can observe the difference while touring the automated lathe section of the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory. Christopher ...

Torpedo bats have landed in the Kansas City Royals clubhouse. On Friday, Royals outfielder Kyle Isbel sported the new lumber against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. In the second ...