Phillies' Matt Strahm calls for pitchers to use pine tar again in response to torpedo bat craze
Matt Strahm said in a recent X post that as long as torpedo bats are around, pitchers should be able to use "whatever hitters have in the on-deck circle." ...
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The Science Behind the MLB ‘Torpedo’ Bats That Everyone’s Talking About—How Do They Work? And Are They Really Better?
Developed by a physicist, these bats have their widest part, called the barrel, closer to the player's hands to offer a ...
Red Sox $120 Million Star Teases Switch to Torpedo Bat
The Yankees put on a hitting clinic over the weekend, with five players swinging the much-debated Torpedo bat. Backed by ...
Cardinals Gold Glover Discovered Similar Torpedo Bat Design Long Before Yankees
An insider recently revealed that a St. Louis Cardinals Gold Glove defender discovered a similar design to the New York ...
Which MLB players are using the new 'torpedo' bats? Yankees lead the way, but other stars have embraced unique bat shape
MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt has been credited with creating the torpedo bats. Leanhardt previously served as a hitting ...
Torpedo bats, axe bats, and knobs: A history of baseball bats
Torpedo bats are just the latest innovation in the design of baseball bats, some of which stuck, and others which ... did not ...
‘Torpedomania’: MLB’s latest obsession leads to a wild week for bat makers
Bat makers are bracing for the newest obsession to become a fixture in baseball. “The torpedoes are here to stay,” ...
MLB's torpedo bats aren't new — and they aren't magic
By now, you’ve probably heard about baseball’s greatest innovation since the curveball: MLB’s new “torpedo” bat, the ...