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 ...

Marucci Sports gave WWNO’s Louisiana Considered an inside look at how they make torpedo bats, the oddly-shaped bats giving ...

But torpedo bats are simply an iteration in the art of bat-making, a practice that has been evolving since the day some long-gone hominid first swatted at a round stone with a stick they found ...

New equipment isn’t introduced to Major League Baseball often, but the torpedo bat represents a change in the design of a piece of equipment that’s been part of the game from the start ...

The Yankees debuted a new style of baseball bat on March 28th, which added more wood to the barrel of the bat to increase the maximize players’ ability to hit the ball hard. Yankees players claimed ...

I’m just playing baseball.” That the Yankees had a historically great game, and that some players were using funny-looking bats, “is more coincidence than destiny or science,” Smith told me. After all ...

Of course after a historic start to the season, the Yankees new invention would draw a lot of attention and cause controversy. But the torpedo bat has its disadvantages, believe it or not.

The bat was invented by Aaron Leanhardt, who thought he could maximize the “sweet spot” for hitting while increasing velocity. Torpedo bat users seem to be hitting homers for fun, which might ...

The torpedo bat is taking off in Major League Baseball in a big way after the Yankees started using them. Is the new design ...

Former pitcher Bartolo Colon got real about what a torpedo bat could do for his swing even after he's retired from Major ...

Torpedo bats have caused much controversy and debate over their inclusion in Major League games since their invention.” Liam ...