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Engineered by a former MIT physicist, the torpedo bat is completely legal under MLB rules. It meets all dimensional requirements but redistributes mass toward the barrel, creating a larger, denser sweet spot.
The bats have been around for a few years, at least since 2023, and bat companies have long been working with the distribution of weight to help hitters get an edge.
It's been revealed that the Yankees are using new custom bats known as "torpedo" bats, which have more wood at the label to give a larger spot to the area where players make contact. They've hit so many home runs to start the season, but it's a very small sample size. Is it the bats? Or is it that the Milwaukee Brewers ' pitching is just THAT bad?
You're not going to get the story you're looking for,' the oft-injured slugger says about the link between his suddenly popular torpedo
Randy Johnson is credited with bringing the necklace, produced by a Japanese company, stateside. According to the New York Times, he visited Japan in 2001 on an All-Star tour and started the trend, which surged following the 2004 World Series-winning Red Sox team wearing them and continued for the rest of the decade.
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Aaron Judge explained why he won’t join his Yankees teammates in using a torpedo batThe New York Yankees have opened the 2025 season with a stunning homer barrage, which has brought on some controversy in itself. But don't worry about Aaron Judge: He won't be a part of it. Fans have taken notice to a new "torpedo" style bat that several ...
It is obviously still early and the Yankees have the potential to be a World Series contender. However, the torpedo bat drama has kept fans from seeing that the Yankees have a maj
That’s how many home runs the New York Yankees hit during their opening weekend sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers. It tied a major league record and triggered a national conversation about the so-called “torpedo bat,
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