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Why is everyone talking about the Yankees’ new bat design, ‘The Torpedo’?

It has a seemingly inflated barrel that is thickest and heaviest where the player most frequently makes contact, then narrowing at the end.

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

In a game often rooted in tradition, a new baseball bat is making waves, shaking up the sport with its unique design and unprecedented results.

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Yankees’ new ‘Torpedo’ bat design looks funky, but it’s legal and already working

Some Yankees are using a new bat design that went viral on social media during the club's historic 20-9 win over the Brewers.

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Relive some big home runs by players with torpedo bats

Check out some of the home runs hit this season by players using torpedo bats.

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Yankees break MLB record in loss while famed astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson explains to CNN how ‘torpedo’ bats work

Despite losing their first game of the MLB season, the New York Yankees continued their historic start to the year as they broke multiple records through their prolific home run hitting.

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Sporticast 437: Torpedo Bat Mania Is About Online Virality, Not Baseball

On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including the online hysteria surrounding the ‘torpedo bats‘ in MLB.

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Above the Mantel: Damn the (Collectible) Torpedo Bats

Torpedo Bats on cards and Jackson Merrill has 8 different autograph variations in the latest edition of Above the Mantel

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Cubs Experimenting with new Torpedo Bats

The story of the young MLB season has been the evolution of the Torpedo bats in Major League Baseball. The Cubs have begun experimenting with these bats.

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2025 MLB betting, lines, odds: How sportsbooks are adjusting to the 'torpedo bat' phenomenon

There are always plenty of unknowns to start any new season, and entering the 2025 Major League Baseball season, one of the biggest ones was the park factors relating to the Oakland Athletics playing their home games in Sacramento.

Yankees’ uniquely designed new bats draw attention during 9-homer barrage

YES announcer Michael Kay pointed out during the broadcast that several players had been using a design with a barrel closer to the hands.

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Should Astros Begin Using Yankees' New "Torpedo" Bat Design?

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Trevor Megill gave a scathing review of the new bat design. "It's the Yankees, so they'll let it slide," he said. Love the Bronx Bombers or hate them, they are one of the ...

A new type of bat is taking MLB by storm. It was designed by an MIT grad

An MIT-educated physicist is credited with the design of the new "torpedo" bat. It's sparked a power surge in parts of baseball.

Meet the MIT physicist turned Marlins coach behind the ‘torpedo’ bats used by the Yankees

Aaron Leanhardt was the Yankees' lead analyst in 2024 before joining the Marlins' coaching staff this offseason.

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Jazz Chisholm Jr. sounded off on the criticism about using the Yankees’ torpedo bats

The Yankees infielder had himself a huge opening series against the Brewers. He hit three home runs, drove in six with five hits in three games. He was also among the players to use the new bat design, which lowers the sweet spot of the bat to where Chisholm makes his strongest contact.