No-knob bat. This is jumping ahead to the future a bit, but the complete opposite of the Wright & Ditson "Lajoie" model with its two knobs is the one Mets’ second baseman Jeff McNeil uses.

In recent years, we’ve seen several changes to bat handles, including the axe handle popularized by Mookie Betts, the hockey puck knob/counterweight handle and even some players, like Mets ...

Wee Willie, wood wars and the wild west of bat experiments The torpedo is the talk of 2025, but bat customizations -- like Babe Ruth's thin handles and Shoeless Joe's "Black Betsy" -- have changed ...

We talked to Jeremy McKee at Trinity Bat Co., which makes Corey Seager's bats, about the Yankees' new torpedo-style bats. ... from handle and barrel size to how the knob is designed.

Riley, who swings Marucci bats, first noticed players from other teams using the torpedo bats this spring. It reminded him a bit of the puck knob fad, when some players tried a counterweight at ...

The handle rounds off at the bottom like an axe in lieu of a knob, putting the hitter’s wrist in a more neutral position. It’s still used today. Whether the torpedo bats stick will depend on ...

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.

NFL fans commemorate their team’s Super Bowl victories in all sorts of ways, but Mike Trout might be the first to do it on a bat knob. The South Jersey native who is often seen in his end-zone ...

In recent years, we’ve seen several changes to bat handles, including the axe handle popularized by Mookie Betts, the hockey puck knob/counterweight handle and even some players, like Mets ...