Now back to the torpedo bat. It's designed so that the wider part of the bat IS the sweet spot. Since it’s wider, it's easier to hit the ball. Since that part is the sweet spot, it gives the ball a ...

Developed by a physicist, these bats have their widest part, called the barrel, closer to the player's hands to offer a ...

The Pitt News asked Pitt physics chair Andrew Zentner his thoughts on the new bats and the science behind the torpedo-shaped barrels.

It’s just a piece of wood, but because it’s milled with precision, it can cost hundreds of dollars and can result in ...

I’m just playing baseball.” That the Yankees had a historically great game, and that some players were using funny-looking ...

The torpedo bats are legal, conforming to MLB's rule 3.02 ... "The guy who had the idea, of course, has a physics background, ...

But the development of the uniquely shaped piece of lumber — it looks more like a bowling pin than a traditional bat, with a ...

Perhaps most notably, it was revealed that Giancarlo Stanton was swinging a version of a torpedo bat for large portions of ...

The torpedo bats are safely within MLB rules, which dictate only that bats must be “solid wood, round, shorter than 42 inches ...

Torpedo bats in MLB are here to stay — and could spark further exploration for a technological edge in baseball and beyond.

There have many reports recently about a new trend that has started making waves in Major League Baseball (MLB): the torpedo ...

The torpedo bats are legal, conforming to MLB's rule ... "The guy who had the idea, of course, has a physics background," Nathan says. "So that's why I am, in a way, I'm jealous." ...