If you were making a bowling pin on a lathe and suddenly decided to make a baseball bat instead, the result would look something like the "torpedo bat" that is the talk of MLB's new season.

And at the center of it all? “Torpedo” bats. The Bronx Bombers tied an MLB record as they hit 15 home runs in their opening three-game series – including a franchise-record nine in their 20 ...

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 ...

The torpedo bats have the barrel of the bat in a different location. Instead of being at the end of the bat, the barrel is closer to the handle, which gives the bat a bowling pin shape.

Since the New York Yankees clubbed a franchise-record nine home runs against the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday, the baseball world has taken notice of the uniquely shaped "torpedo" bats that ...

Mike Butler, a senior product line manager for Louisville Slugger, and Joe Cmelik, with DeMarini, have worked on bats for ...

NEW YORK – Right off the bat, the Yankees’ “torpedo’’ bats are legal. “They made sure before they even brought it to us, with MLB, that it was all within regulation,’’ said Cody ...

Axis Bats has been a favorite brand with Major League players for 18 years. Now, it's shifted to support players in training ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory is stepping up the plate this Father's Day. Dads will be able to ...

Cal Raleigh joined Mariners Insider Shannon Drayer to discuss Winning AL Player of the Week, George Kirby's return, Switch Hitting With Torped ...