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Torpedo bats are making a lot of noise — but they’ve been quietly in MLB for a few years
Reds star Elly De La Cruz is the latest convert, hitting two home runs and knocking in seven runs in his first game with the ...
What's a torpedo bat? The history of the Yankees' controversial new baseball bats
Because the Yankees hit bombs with them. Nine of their MLB record-tying 15 home runs hit in their first three games were used ...
Torpedo Bats, Explained
The torpedo bats are safely within MLB rules, which dictate only that bats must be “solid wood, round, shorter than 42 inches ...
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What teams are using torpedo bats? Are torpedo bats legal? What to know after Yankees win
Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Anthony Volpe were among the many players using so-called "torpedo" bats when they joined the ...
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CWRU professor reveals secret behind torpedo bats: I-Team
The Cleveland Guardians home opener led the FOX 8 I-Team to investigate torpedo bats as they take Major League Baseball by storm.
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After homer barrage, Yankees address torpedo bats
The new torpedo bats drew attention when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers that traveled a combined 3,695 feet on Saturday. Using a strikingly different model in which wood is ...
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Torpedo-shaped bats draw attention
NEW YORK — New torpedo bats drew attention when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers that traveled a combined 3,695 feet on Saturday. Using a strikingly different model in which wood ...
What is the torpedo bat? Are torpedo bats banned? Meet the Marlins coach who invented them
The story of the 2025 MLB season so far is the torpedo bat designed by Miami Marlins coach and former MIT physicist Aaron ...