The Yankees were at PNC Park for the Pirates home opener on Friday, and they brought their torpedo bats with them.

King of Prussia-based Victus Sports is at the epicenter of baseball’s new bat craze. Here’s what you need to know about the torpedo and whether it will be here to stay.

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 higher speed. Higher speed means the ball will travel farther. Adios pelota!

From Moneyball to analytics to torpedo bats, MLB teams are desperate for an edge and will look for one in every nook and cranny.

Major League Baseball is buzzing over torpedo bats. Here's an inside look at the demand for the bats, and how one factory is trying to keep up.

Torpedo bats are just the latest innovation in the design of baseball bats, some of which stuck, and others which ... did not.

There have been two companies that have filed with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Importer Michael Hauptman's Just Happy LLC filed for three trademarks, desiring to put "Torpedo Bat" and or "Torpedo Barrel Bat" on bats and "Torpedo Bat" on clothing and apparel, including apparel, baseball gloves, bat bags and glove bags.

The newest innovation in baseball, the bat has a seemingly inflated barrel that is thickest and heaviest where the player most frequently makes contact.

Torpedo bats have taken the MLB world by storm in just the week or so since Opening Day. The New York Yankees, who started using these specialized bats this season, have already hit 22 home runs since Thursday,