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1 MLB Team Has Already Placed An Order for Torpedo Bats

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At 1:54 ET on Saturday afternoon, New York Yankees play-by-play man Michael Kay lit the fuse on what will be remembered as either one of the most metamorphic conversations in baseball history or one o...
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Costantini had a similar process and thought the hype surrounding the torpedo since it exploded into the baseball consciousness over the weekend was a “hoax.”
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A bat with a wider barrel sometimes referred to as a torpedo bat sits next to a normal bat during the first inning of MLB baseball game against the Washington Nationals, in Toronto, Monday, March 31, ...

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Inside the 48 hours when torpedo bats took over MLB
At 1:54 ET on Saturday afternoon, New York Yankees play-by-play man Michael Kay lit the fuse on what will be remembered as either one of the most metamorphic conversations in baseball history or one of its strangest.
Braves immediately jump on Yankees’ torpedo bat train
The New York Yankees have taken Major League Baseball by storm at the plate so far in 2025, and the bats they are using have been given the credit. The Yankees debuted newly designed bats known as “torpedo bats” that increase the batter’s ability to get solid wood on the ball.
One MLB Team Has Already Placed An Order for Torpedo Bats After Yankees' Slugfest
The Atlanta Braves have placed an order for the Yankees' innovative torpedo bats after seeing them in action this weekend.
Demand for Viral 'Torpedo' Baseball Bats Has Sent a Pennsylvania Factory Into Overdrive
Torpedo bats drew attention over the weekend when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers in one game
Relive some big home runs by players with torpedo bats
Check out some of the home runs hit this season by players using torpedo bats.
Sporticast 437: Torpedo Bat Mania Is About Online Virality, Not Baseball
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including the online hysteria surrounding the ‘torpedo bats‘ in MLB.
PHOTO COLLECTION: Torpedo Bats
A bat with a wider barrel sometimes referred to as a torpedo bat sits next to a normal bat during the first inning of MLB baseball game against the Washington Nationals, in Toronto, Monday, March 31,
Above the Mantel: Damn the (Collectible) Torpedo Bats
Torpedo Bats on cards and Jackson Merrill has 8 different autograph variations in the latest edition of Above the Mantel
Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr., Aaron Judge pushing each other to fast starts this season: 'I'm just trying to keep up'
Aaron Judge has benefitted from Jazz Chisholm Jr. batting behind him so far this season and both Yankees sluggers talked about pushing each other to be better in 2025.

Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani and torpedo

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The torpedo bat somewhat resembles a bowling pin, with the biggest part of the barrel closer to the handle.
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Shohei Ohtani flipped a game-ending home run to left-center field in the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers kept their season-opening win streak alive by rallying from an early five-run deficit...
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They’ve remained relentless in their ability to break through as baseball has sought to close the door on them.

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The Dodgers have yet to use torpedo bats. But that could change soon.
MLB's biggest trend hasn't made its way to L.A. just yet, but the reigning champion Dodgers are intrigued and plan to test the new bats out soon.
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani makes decision on using a torpedo bat
Shohei Ohtani hits rockets, missiles, torpedoes, whatever you want to call his magnificent results at the plate. The Dodgers star doesn't plan on using a torpedo bat to add to his results, though. Ohtani spoke with Japanese media about the trendy bat with the altered wood distribution and made his opinion clear.
Snell, Muncy 'Knew' Shohei Ohtani Would Hit Walk-Off HR to Keep Dodgers Undefeated
Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani delivered yet another memorable moment with his walk-off home run against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday, and his teammates expected nothing less. As Ohtani stepped into the batter's box in the ninth inning,
MLB roundup: Dodgers walk off on Shohei Ohtani's HR
Shohei Ohtani flipped a game-ending home run to left-center field in the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers kept their season-opening win streak alive by rallying from an early five-run deficit to earn a 6-5 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.
Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani belts walk-off home run on bobblehead night as Braves hit another low
Shohei Ohtani hit a tie-breaking home run in the ninth inning on his bobblehead night, lifting the unbeaten Los Angeles Dodgers over the winless Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Wednesday.
Shohei Ohtani’s walkoff HR lifts Dodgers past winless Braves
Field Level Media Shohei Ohtani flipped a game-ending home run to left-center field in the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers kept their season-opening win streak alive by rallying from an early five-run deficit to earn a 6-5 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.
Shohei Ohtani’s walk-off homer on bobblehead night keeps Dodgers undefeated
The Dodgers rallied from a 5-0 deficit and are off to the best start ever for a defending World Series champion at 8-0.
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Walks it off on bobblehead night
Ohtani took center stage on the night the Dodgers handed out a bobblehead commemorating his MVP award last season to fans. The superstar slugger managed a pair of singles across his first four plate appearances,
Braves won’t be first 0-7 team to make playoffs if good players keep playing bad
Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani swung at the first pitch he saw from Braves closer Raisel Iglesias in the ninth inning Wednesday night. The ball bounced off Ohtani’s bat and kept going until it cleared the left-field wall and put the Braves on the wrong side of history.
Max Muncy ditched his torpedo bat at the exact right time
Max Muncy -- the Los Angeles Dodgers one, not the A's guy -- decided to try the now-famous (or infamous, as some feel) torpedo bat on Wednesday night in an eventual win over the Atlanta Braves.
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Atlanta Braves turn to torpedo bats
Fans can watch the Braves on Gray by tuning into PeachtreeTV, Atlanta’s CW Network. Fans can also watch games on YouTube TV, over the air on channel 17.1 and on channel 17 on Dish Network and DirecTV and channel 7 on Xfinity and Spectrum. If you are in another market outside of Atlanta, you can find your channel at BravesOnGray.com.
The Pitching Blueprint to Defusing MLB's Game-changing Torpedo Bat
Of note is how D-backs pitchers handled the five Yankees who are known to be using the torpedo bat: Anthony Volpe and Paul Goldschmidt, who bat righty, and Jazz Chisholm Jr., Cody Bellinger and Austin Wells, who bat lefty.
Max Muncy ditches torpedo bat just in time to set up Shohei Ohtani’s walkoff homer
With Muncy ditching the torpedo, the Dodgers had the game all knotted up at five when Shohei Ohtani came to bat with two outs in the ninth and no one on base. The Japanese superstar drilled a home run to center to walk it off, giving Los Angeles a 6-5 win and an 8-0 record while Atlanta flounders to an 0-7 embarrassment.
Braves praying Yankees quick fix will cure what’s wrong with Atlanta’s broken offense
Even with Ronald Acuña Jr. still recovering from an ACL tear, the Atlanta Braves are expected to have one of the most explosive offenses in all of Major League
Aaron Judge has great reason for not using torpedo bat
The New York Yankees' use of a "torpedo" style baseball bat was all the talk around MLB over the weekend, but Aaron Judge is not one of the players using
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Los Angeles Dodgers star ditches torpedo bat before kickstarting historic comeback
Dodgers star Max Muncy opted to ditch the torpedo bat to hit a game-tying double in the eighth inning of Los Angeles' comeback win over the Atlanta Braves.
Shower 'mishap' sidelines Freddie Freeman; Dodgers 'interested' in torpedo bats
Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman aggravated his surgically repaired ankle when he slipped in the shower, keeping him out of the lineup vs. Atlanta.
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