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

Each batter using the new product has a custom torpedo bat; where the greater mass of wood is placed depends on an analysis ...

Torpedo bats are just the beginning when it comes to the changes we'll see coming to bats in Major League Baseball. Keenan ...

After a stellar Yankees win on Saturday, torpedo bats are in the spotlight. Is there science behind these baseball bats?

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

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 just the latest entrant on this ongoing continuum. They are the product of a collaboration between data science, bat manufacturers and each individual player. Just as bats have ...

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 ...

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

After going 4-for-5 with two homers and seven RBI in the Reds' 14-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Monday, De La Cruz laughed ...

By now, you’ve probably heard about baseball’s greatest innovation since the curveball: MLB’s new “torpedo” bat, the ...