Torpedo bats in Seattle baseball
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Tucci is the founder and owner of Tucci bats, one of the preferred wooden bat manufacturers among major league players, so he is used to being on call to hitters who are certain a slight shift will ma...
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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.”
From U.S. News & World Report
I love the quirky, bulbous look; I love the ominous name; I love the back story ( invented by a physics nerd ); I like that the bats are working (Dingers! Dingers! Dingers!); I love that they’re MLB ...
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Reds' superstar Elly De La Cruz became the latest MLB player to smash a home run with a torpedo bat, but what is it? And are the bats legal?
Using a strikingly different model in which wood is moved lower down the barrel after the label and shapes the end a little like a bowling pin, the torpedo bat has become baseball’s latest
The torpedo bat is taking over baseball in 2025. Here’s the growing list of MLB hitters we know have used it.
Will there be a significant offensive surge in baseball now that hitters across the league want their hands on the bats? Maybe, but not anytime soon.
Roy Hobbs, the fabled swinger of his beloved “Wonderboy,” might disagree. But there really is no such thing as a “magic bat.” When MLB hitters select their sticks, they must make certain compromises.
Torpedo bats are all the rage in Major League Baseball these days, but one bat expert set the record straight on an idea that has been floating around.
“Let them use whatever bat they want. Let’s just allow pitchers to use whatever hitters have in the on deck circle,” Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Matt Strahm posted on X this week. “And not check us like we are criminals every time we walk on or off the field. I’m just a pitcher but I’m assuming better grip helps ya swing harder…”
Several baseball bat manufacturers, such as Victus, listed torpedo-style bats for sale on their websites, including the version used by Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe. The bats appeared on the Victus site around 7 p.m. Monday, according to The Athletic. They start at $199.
Could the Kansas City Royals’ new leadoff hitter be the next beneficiary of the famous torpedo bat? On Thursday, Bleacher Report’s Zachary D. Rymer compiled a l