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

Driveline Baseball Tampa Lead Hitting Trainer Travis Fitta joined FOX 35's Garrett Wymer to break down the new torpedo bats ...

In the late 1990s, an Ottawa man changed bat technology with the creation of maple bats. Soon, almost every major leaguer ...

Robert Van Scoyoc, hitting coach, Los Angeles Dodgers: I've heard about bat fitting. We do bat fitting and all that. I just ...

When videos of Yankees hitters using funky-looking bats went viral last week, Orioles pitchers had some of the same reactions ...

Some of the Bronx Bombers are using this altered bat design, courtesy of Aaron Leanhardt, a former University of Michigan ...

Torpedo bats might be a passing trend ... For the rest of the league, at this point, the process seems more like guesswork ...

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 ...