Baseball bat manufacturers had little evidence to suggest a spike in sales was just around the corner when Major League Baseball’s newest season opened last week.

Ed Costantini, of Newtown Square, picked up the custom-designed VOLPE11-TPD Pro Reserve Maple, and took his hacks just like MLB stars and Victus customers Anthony Volpe or Bryson Stott would inside ...

Torpedo bats in MLB are here to stay — and could spark further exploration for a technological edge in baseball and beyond.

“All I can say,” said Bobby Hillerich, a vice president of manufacturing and operations ... Hillerich said. Yet the demand curve for torpedo bats could look similar to the skyrocketing arc ...