Torpedo Bat Demand Surge

Inside a Quebec factory churning out baseball's newest trend

Demand for torpedo bats is booming for batmakers

Baseball bat manufacturers had little evidence to suggest a spike in sales was just around the corner when Major League Baseball’s newest season opened last week.

The Boston Globe · 4d

Demand for ‘torpedo’ baseball bats has sent a Pennsylvania factory into overdrive

The newest innovation in baseball, the bat has a seemingly inflated barrel that is thickest and heaviest where the player most frequently makes contact.

CBC.ca on MSN · 2d

Torpedo bat craze: Inside a Quebec factory churning out baseball's newest trend

Torpedo bats are all the rage right now in baseball, including with big Major League Baseball stars. Employees at the B45 Baseball factory in Quebec City are ramping up production to keep up with demand.

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Demand for viral ‘torpedo’ baseball bats has sent a King of Prussia factory into overdrive

A 70-year-old man who plays in an area senior hardball league popped into Victus Sports this week because he needed bats for the new season. Plus he just had to take some cuts with baseball’s latest ...

The Columbian3d

Demand for viral ‘torpedo’ baseball bats sends Pennsylvania factory into overdrive

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. — A 70-year-old man who plays in an area senior hardball league popped into Victus Sports this week because he needed bats for the new season. Plus he just had to take some ...

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 ...

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Former SF Giants pitching prospect at the forefront of the torpedo bat boom

Who would have guessed that a pitcher would be at the forefront of the torpedo bat boom? Former SF Giants pitching prospect ...

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