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Can torpedo bats bring offense back to baseball? Why it’s worth a shot
The Mariners' Cal Raleigh homered in three straight games with the new torpedo bat. Purists balk, but all legal avenues for ...
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What to Make of the Most Talked-About Bat in Baseball
It’s been just two weeks since Opening Day, but it only took one series for a defining subplot of the 2025 season to emerge: ...
Have MLB’s polarizing torpedo bats made their way to Texas high school baseball?
The torpedo bat has gained attention in baseball circles, but its potential arrival in Texas high school play remains ...
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Pitt’s physics department takes a swing at explaining MLB’s torpedo bat phenomenon
The Pitt News asked Pitt physics chair Andrew Zentner his thoughts on the new bats and the science behind the torpedo-shaped ...
What is the torpedo bat? Are torpedo bats banned? Meet the Marlins coach who invented them
The story of the 2025 MLB season so far is the torpedo bat designed by Miami Marlins coach and former MIT physicist Aaron ...
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'I caught Anthony Volpe's torpedo bat in the stands - but Yankees wouldn't let me keep it'
Lifelong Yankees fan Kevin Girardi experienced quite a memorable day at the ballpark after catching Anthony Volpe's torpedo ...
The Amateur Baseball League That Launched the Career of the Man Behind the Torpedo Bat
Long before his oddly shaped bat became the talk of baseball, Aaron Leanhardt played in the Boston Metro Baseball League. He ...
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Torpedo bats on target with Marlins
This story was excerpted from Christina De Nicola’s Marlins Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And ...
The Yankees' viral ‘torpedo' bats were designed by a MIT physicist: ‘At the end of the day it's about the batter, not the bat,' he says
But the development of the uniquely shaped piece of lumber — it looks more like a bowling pin than a traditional bat, with a ...
Why a league-wide torpedo bat takeover might take longer than we think
Will there be a significant offensive surge in baseball now that hitters across the league want their hands on the bats?
The Associated Press- Sports on MSN5d
Demand for viral ‘torpedo’ bats sends Pennsylvania factory into overdrive
The bats have a striking design in which wood is moved lower down the barrel and the end is shaped a little like a bowling ...
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What is the torpedo bat? Are torpedo bats banned? Meet the Marlins coach who invented them
The "torpedo" bat used by several players on the New York Yankees was created by Aaron Leanhardt, an MIT physicist who now coaches for the Miami Marlins. Leanhardt developed the torpedo bat from ...