Major League Baseball has found itself at the center of a heated discussion as a new bat design—nicknamed the torpedo ...

Torpedo bats are now all the rage across the league, but opinions on the bats are split. Some players are ready to experiment with the torpedo bats. Others are quick to call them a scourge.

But after dozens of swings in the cage, where he said the balance was better, the ball sounded more crisp off the bat, the left-handed hitter ordered on the spot four custom-crafted torpedo bats ...