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It’s just a piece of wood, but because it’s milled with precision, it can cost hundreds of dollars and can result in ...
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 ...
Many of the Yankees used torpedo bats while posting historic numbers this weekend. Here's how the team started using the ...
The Pitt News asked Pitt physics chair Andrew Zentner his thoughts on the new bats and the science behind the torpedo-shaped ...
In the early days of this year’s season, 'torpedo' bats have become all the rage for big-league hitters. And now, they are ...
The Cleveland Guardians home opener led the FOX 8 I-Team to investigate torpedo bats as they take Major League Baseball by ...
Torpedo bats in MLB are here to stay — and could spark further exploration for a technological edge in baseball and beyond.
Several New York Yankees' players used a "torpedo bat" that helped set an MLB record for home runs. What is a torpedo bat? Is ...
The torpedo bats are legal, conforming to MLB's rule 3.02 ... "The guy who had the idea, of course, has a physics background," Nathan says. "So that's why I am, in a way, I'm jealous." The guy in ...
The torpedo bats have the barrel of the bat in a different ... engineering from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in physics from MIT and was a physics professor at Michigan from 2007-2014.
But the development of the uniquely shaped piece of lumber — it looks more like a bowling pin than a traditional bat, with a ...
KANSAS CITY — The Yankees and their “torpedo” bats were the talk of the Guardians ’ clubhouse before Sunday’s game against ...