in a sport known for players’ going to great lengths to find an advantage (ranging from absurd to harmful), the “torpedo” bat is almost boringly fair. “These bats are legal, and they’re ...

SAN DIEGO — Tyler Fitzgerald brought two torpedo bats with him to San Diego. They both died noble deaths. In the fifth inning of Tuesday’s 7-4 loss to the San Diego Padres, Patrick Bailey and ...

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Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Louisville Slugger handcrafted De La Cruz's first-ever torpedo bat, which he used for the first time March 31 against the Texas Rangers.

Like it or not, the Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz just dumped a ton of fuel on the torpedo-style bat conversation that's engulfed MLB. Playing against the Texas Rangers Monday at Great American ...

"It's pink bat season, and we're gearing Elly De La Cruz up for Sunday," Louisville Slugger captioned its Facebook post. Louisville Slugger handcrafted De La Cruz's first-ever torpedo bat ...

Raleigh is hitting the ball harder, more often in 2025. Is it all related to the torpedo bat? We'll need more information. Through 30 games, Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh has been among the ...

He does that a lot. The “bat junkie,” as Pederson was once called by a former manager, is testing out the much-ballyhooed torpedo bat. Trying out different bats was something that new Rangers ...

He's got 18 RBIs and four stolen bases as well. Raleigh has also become part of the "torpedo bat" craze, using the bat from the left side since April 11. In that series against the Texas Rangers ...

Oh, the halcyon days of opening weekend, when Yankees hitters unleashed the torpedo bat and looked as if they were about to revolutionize baseball. With this novel-looking piece of equipment that ...