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The story of the 2025 MLB season so far is the torpedo bat designed by Miami Marlins coach and former MIT physicist Aaron ...
The Yankees 20-9 win against the Brewers last weekend put the spotlight on torpedo bats. But in baseball, as in life, sometimes a fluke is just what it seems.
In the early days of this year’s season, 'torpedo' bats have become all the rage for big-league hitters. And now, they are ...
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 ...
Just when you thought the game of baseball was headed back to it’s rich cultural roots — like sunflower seed spitting, body ...
But the development of the uniquely shaped piece of lumber — it looks more like a bowling pin than a traditional bat, with a ...
After the Yankees hit nine home runs Saturday, thanks in part to their funky-shaped bats, the astrophysicist and Yankee fan ...
Developed by a physicist, these bats have their widest part, called the barrel, closer to the player's hands to offer a ...
The torpedo bat has taken the baseball world by storm. What are the players and experts saying about this new piece of ...
If you were making a bowling pin on a lathe and suddenly decided to make a baseball bat instead, the result would look ...
Torpedo bats are designed to be densest in the areas where players are most likely to hit the ball, thereby increasing the frequency of hard-hit balls. Invented by former Yankees assistant Aaron ...