Why some Yankees switched to eye-opening ‘torpedo’ bat shape — and the physicist behind it By . Greg Joyce. ... “I don’t know the science of it, I just play baseball,” said Chisholm, ...

Baseball physicists explain torpedo bats They look like baseball bats morphing into bowling pins, ... The bats' distinctive shape quickly became the talk of the new baseball season.

Torpedo bats are just the latest innovation in the design of baseball bats, some of which stuck, ... Kinst's 1890 patent for a "base ball bat" that's shaped a bit like a banana.

Baseball fans everywhere are talking about torpedo bats, the oddly-shaped bats giving hitters newfound strength. We visited one of the top bat manufacturers in the country to learn just how these ...

In the early days of this year’s season, 'torpedo' bats have become all the rage for big-league hitters. And now, they are showing up in almost every big-league clubhouse.

Located outside Slugger Field at the corner of East Witherspoon and North Preston Streets, the display features a large bat, baseball-shaped benches, and a unique human-powered photo frame.

The torpedo bat’s unique design, where the barrel’s shape resembles a bowling pin at the end, is the key feature. This design is meant to improve performance and possibly make hitting easier.

Torpedo bats are all the rage this season, and Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred believes all that chatter is positive for the sport. "They're absolutely good for baseball," Manfred ...

The late 1800s were a time of “great experimentation” in bat design, John Thorn, MLB’s official historian, told me: four-sided bats and flat bats, bats with slits for springs and sliding ...