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Torpedo bats in MLB are here to stay — and could spark further exploration for a technological edge in baseball and beyond.
Baseball bat manufacturers had ... affiliated hitters have now tried a torpedo model and said he expects that to increase to ...
Will there be a significant offensive surge in baseball now that hitters across the league want their hands on the bats?
Torpedo bats became the unexpected stars of MLB's opening weekend. The torpedo bats differ from traditional wood bats, which gradually get thicker moving away from the handle until plateauing at ...
He built his impressive résumé by swinging a typical bat, with the ... me a couple of those torpedo bats.” One veteran Philadelphia Phillies hitter said a bat manufacturing company named ...
Again, it's unclear when these bats, reportedly described in-house as a "torpedo" barrel, were implemented, as Smith left the Yankees organization last October. Still, he provided a detailed ...
A 70-year-old man who plays in an area senior hardball league popped into Victus Sports this week because he needed bats for ...
The reconfiguration gives the bat the shape of a torpedo -- or a bowling pin, which doesn't sound nearly as menacing or apropos. Because the Yankees hit bombs with them. Nine of their MLB record ...
Baseball bat manufacturers ... tried a torpedo model and said he expects that to increase to 80% by month’s end. “All I can say,” said Bobby Hillerich, a vice president of manufacturing ...
The New York Yankees teed off on the Milwaukee Brewers at will Saturday, with some interesting equipment. Amid a nine-homer, 16-hit demolition of the Brewers' pitching staff — which started with ...