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The New York Yankees officially launched the "t o rpedo bat" era over the weekend -- with multiple players using a modified baseball bat during the team’s historic offensive onslaught in its opening ...
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After the Yankees clobbered 15 home runs in their opening series, Topps released a NOW card featuring Jazz Chisholm Jr. holding a torpedo bat, the new physicist-designed lumber taking over the MLB de...

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The Yankees' viral 'torpedo' bats were designed by an MIT physicist: 'At the end of the day it's about the batter, not the bat,' he says
But the development of the uniquely shaped piece of lumber — it looks more like a bowling pin than a traditional bat, with a thicker middle and tapered end — wasn't the result of a life spent around the game.
What's a torpedo bat? The history of the Yankees' controversial new baseball bats
Many of the Yankees used torpedo bats while posting historic numbers this weekend. Here's how the team started using the oddly-shaped bats and why they're legal.
A Yankees star used a ‘torpedo bat’ when he torched Royals last year in playoffs
Stanton torched the Royals in the American League Division Series, which the Yankees won three games to one. He led New York in batting average (.375), OPS (1.132), doubles (two) and hit one of the Yankees’ three homers in the series.
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.
Torpedo bats, axe bats, and knobs: A history of baseball bats
Torpedo bats are just the latest innovation in the design of baseball bats, some of which stuck, and others which ... did not.
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.
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
Torpedo bats, the rise of the splitter and more new ideas on display to open 2025 MLB season
One of the great features of baseball is how often this old sport learns a new trick. They've been playing the game since the 1800s, yet every season brings an innovation to the forefront. Sometimes it's a completely new idea,
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.
Which MLB players are using the new 'torpedo' bats? Yankees lead the way, but other stars have embraced unique bat shape
MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt has been credited with creating the torpedo bats. Leanhardt previously served as a hitting analyst with the Yankees before he joined the Miami Marlins as a field coordinator in the offseason.
Yankees players using new bat style: Explaining 'torpedo' shape and why it appears to be legal under MLB rules
The second game of the new season saw the New York Yankees put up a historic offensive performance. The Yankees blew out the Milwaukee Brewers 20-9 on Saturday, thanks to a franch
Yankees' torpedo bats: Everything to know about the controversial new bats
With 15 home runs in their first three games, the New York Yankees are flexing their muscles. Could part of their success be due to a new bat design?
Top-Ranked Yankees Prospect Switches To 'Torpedo Bat' in Search of Breakout Year
The New York Yankees made history on Tuesday. After tying the Major League home run record for the most long balls hit through the first three games of a season
Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton Plans to Use 'Torpedo' Bat After Return from Elbow Injuries
Giancarlo Stanton revealed he will use the torpedo bat when he returns from the injured list, per Bryan Hoch of MLB.com.
Yankees Catcher J.C. Escarra Defends 'Torpedo' Bats, 'You Still Have to Swing the Bat'
The torpedo bats drew attention on Saturday when YES Network broadcaster Michael Kay said on the telecast of the Yankees' home game against the Milwaukee Brewers the team had new bats made that "moved a lot of the wood into the label so the harder part of the bat is going to strike the ball."
Should Nationals Begin Using Yankees' New "Torpedo" Bat Design?
The Washington Nationals are a rebuilding team that's finally starting to show real progress after a rough half-decade, but the New York Yankees' 'torpedo' bats
Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton not blaming torpedo bat for his elbow injury
Giancarlo Stanton said he plans to use the torpedo bat when he returns from the IL and won't blame the bat for his injuries.
Torpedo Bat Envy? After Yankees' Outburst, All-Star Says 'Send a Few Over Here'
The Yankees' 'Torpedo Bat' craze peaked over the weekend, prompting a rival team's All-Star to say "send a few over here" during a live in-game interview.
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