Torpedo excitement in MLB's bat trend

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'Torpedo' bat demand has sent a Pennsylvania factory into overdrive
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Are torpedo bats legal? How they work, MLB facts to know
Major League Baseball's bat regulations are relatively permissive. Currently, the rules allow for a maximum barrel diameter of 2.61 inches, a maximum length of 42 inches and a smooth and round shape. The lack of restrictions allows MLB's authorized bat manufacturers to toy with bat geometry and for the results to still fall within the regulations.
Batting Around: Should torpedo bats be banned? How MLB should handle the hottest new trend
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Max Muncy ditched his torpedo bat at exact right time

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Max Muncy ditched his torpedo bat at the exact right time
Max Muncy -- the Los Angeles Dodgers one, not the A's guy -- decided to try the now-famous (or infamous, as some feel) torpedo bat on Wednesday night in an eventual win over the Atlanta Braves.
Max Muncy ditches torpedo bat just in time to set up Shohei Ohtani’s walkoff homer
With Muncy ditching the torpedo, the Dodgers had the game all knotted up at five when Shohei Ohtani came to bat with two outs in the ninth and no one on base. The Japanese superstar drilled a home run to center to walk it off, giving Los Angeles a 6-5 win and an 8-0 record while Atlanta flounders to an 0-7 embarrassment.
Max Muncy ditches his torpedo bat, scorches two-run double as part of Dodgers' comeback win vs. Braves
Max Muncy's relationship with the ballyhooed torpedo bat may have been a fleeting one. The Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman used the oddly shaped baseball innovation for his first three plate appearances of L.
Why torpedo bats aren’t the cheat code everyone thinks
Yahoo Sports national MLB insider Russell Dorsey comments on the wide ‘overreaction’ to new bat technology being utilized ...
PHOTO COLLECTION: Torpedo Bats
Jim Levasseur manufactures a torpedo baseball bat at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP ...
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Phillies taking a crack at 'Torpedo' bats
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What exactly is a torpedo bat? Who invented it? Is it legal? Everything to know
Reds' superstar Elly De La Cruz became the latest MLB player to smash a home run with a torpedo bat, but what is it? And are ...
Bat Specialist Thinks Torpedo Bats Are Just Start of Bat Science Changes
Torpedo bats are just the beginning when it comes to the changes we'll see coming to bats in Major League Baseball. Keenan ...
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'Torpedo' bats, Jose Altuve in left field, NL West
MLB Central discusses whether they are in favor or not of torpedo bats, Jose Altuve playing left field, the NL West being the ...
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The Yankees' viral 'torpedo' bats were designed by a MIT physicist: 'At the end of the day it's about the batter, not the bat,' he says
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Former Bruin Kreidler Chimes in on 'Torpedo Bats'
A new baseball bat has taken the MLB by storm, with some saying it's cheating, and others open to the idea. Former UCLA Bruin ...