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What MLB players, coaches are saying about torpedo bats
Robert Van Scoyoc, hitting coach, Los Angeles Dodgers: I've heard about bat fitting. We do bat fitting and all that. I just ...
Torpedo bats are making a lot of noise — but they’ve been quietly in MLB for a few years
Reds star Elly De La Cruz is the latest convert, hitting two home runs and knocking in seven runs in his first game with the ...
Torpedo bats are 'absolutely good for baseball,' says MLB commissioner Rob Manfred
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred recently addressed the advent and rising popularity of the so-called "torpedo ...
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The Launch of the Torpedo Bat
The New York Yankees quietly brought a physics experiment to the plate. Then came the home-run barrage.
The Yankees are facing a big pitching problem 7 games into the season
The New York Yankees knew they were heading into the 2025 season with a few hurdles on the pitching front, […] ...
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How a New Take on an Old Pitch May Save Randy Dobnak’s Career
Pitching and hitting are continuously evolving. For Randy Dobnak, any big-league future might be tied to the continued ...
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DJ LeMahieu’s return delayed again, Yankees set to get Devin Williams back Friday
DJ LeMahieu still hasn’t taken a live at-bat since straining his left calf in the Yankees’ spring opener on March 1. But on ...
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Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
Eno Sarris and Derek VanRiper, along with Trevor May and Britt Ghiroli, discuss advanced stats, strategy, prospects and more. From the first move of the Hot Stove season to the final pitch of the ...
Yankees Took Full Advantage of Bizarre Pitching Strategy Brewers Deployed
The New York Yankees' offense was the talk of the baseball world during the first weekend of the 2025 season. Some of the ...
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How do 'torpedo bats' work? We asked baseball physicists to explain
They look like baseball bats morphing into bowling pins, their ends flaring into an aggressive bulge that suddenly tapers. So ...
Yankees' Torpedo Bats, the Tush Push and 10 Other Innovations that Broke Sports
Torpedo bats are designed to be densest in the areas where players are most likely to hit the ball, thereby increasing the frequency of hard-hit balls. Invented by former Yankees assistant Aaron ...
Chicago White Sox High-A Affiliate Turning the Torpedo Bat Craze into a Fun Promotion
The torpedo bat has been all the rage in the opening days of the 2025 Major League Baseball season. Just what is a torpedo bat? If you watched the New York Yan ...