As torpedo bats have spread beyond the Bronx ... are amplified by the increase in swing speed, enabling greater impact when he makes contact. Sure enough, Rice’s surface-level stats (1.115 ...

The nuance? The "torpedo" bat, used widely by Yankees hitters to open the year. Torpedo bats actually aren't completely brand-new. They haven't been widely utilized across MLB since their initial ...

a non-trivial impact," the source said. "A lot of it depends on the batter's control of the bat and whatnot." Other sources weren't as adamant that the torpedo bat should be banned, but they ...

Asking if torpedo bats are good for the game ... a season’s worth of batted-ball data that shows what type of impact these bats had on performance. Average exit velocity, contact percentage ...

The New York Yankees have ignited both excitement and controversy across the baseball world with their introduction of innovative “torpedo” bats. The impact was immediate and dramatic ...

Torpedo bats have been the talk of baseball season so far after a record-setting home-run performance by the New York Yankees during Major League Baseball’s opening weekend and, closer to home ...

This season torpedo bats have become all the rage for big-league ... you want to make sure that impact zone is greater.” B45 is no stranger to cutting-edge bat design. Two decades ago the ...

If you thought "torpedo bat" was fun to say ... Where is the wrist position at point of impact? Square and unbroken, that's where, just as when you hit a tree with an ax." These are still in ...

If players swinging torpedo bats exhibit a notable uptick in hard ... barrel rate specifically focuses on a player’s ability to impact the ball with the optimal combination of exit velocity ...