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?

Major League Baseball is buzzing over torpedo bats. Here's an inside look at the demand for the bats, and how one factory is trying to keep up.

Tucci is the founder and owner of Tucci bats, one of the preferred wooden bat manufacturers among major league players, so he is accustomed to being on call to hitters who are certain a slight shift will make the difference.

King of Prussia-based Victus Sports is at the epicenter of baseball’s new bat craze. Here’s what you need to know about the torpedo and whether it will be here to stay.

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.

New torpedo bats drew attention over the weekend among Major League Baseball players and fans, but what exactly are they and are they legal?

After a number of hitters adopted the new bowling-pin-looking bats during MLB opening week, FanDuel and DraftKings Sportsbooks are offering special bets related to the movement. DraftKings has an entire section made up of players that have used a torpedo bat this season, including Elly de la Cruz, Francisco Lindor, Dansby Swanson, and others.

MIAMI — For the MIT-educated physicist behind the torpedo bat, it’s more about the talent of the players than their lumber at the plate. The torpedo model — a striking design in which wood is moved lower down the barrel after the label and shapes the end a little like a bowling pin — became the talk of major league baseball over the weekend.