It’s just a piece of wood, but because it’s milled with precision, it can cost hundreds of dollars and can result in ...

The Pitt News asked Pitt physics chair Andrew Zentner his thoughts on the new bats and the science behind the torpedo-shaped ...

Now back to the torpedo bat. It's designed so that the wider part of the bat IS the sweet spot. Since it’s wider, it's easier to hit the ball. Since that part is the sweet spot, it gives the ball a ...

"To make it into a wood bat and maximize the ideal hitting area, they had to come up with this torpedo shape and reduce the ...

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 ...

I’m just playing baseball.” That the Yankees had a historically great game, and that some players were using funny-looking ...

Perhaps most notably, it was revealed that Giancarlo Stanton was swinging a version of a torpedo bat for large portions of ...

The torpedo bats used by some New York Yankees players during their offensive onslaught against the Milwaukee Brewers have taken MLB by storm. What are they?

Torpedo bats in MLB are here to stay — and could spark further exploration for a technological edge in baseball and beyond.

There have many reports recently about a new trend that has started making waves in Major League Baseball (MLB): the torpedo ...

Will there be a significant offensive surge in baseball now that hitters across the league want their hands on the bats?

The New York Yankees quietly brought a physics experiment to the plate. Then came the home-run barrage.