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. Some players ...

SEATTLE – Julio Rodriguez is curious. Cal Raleigh and Jorge Polanco are, too. It wouldn’t be accurate to say they’re chomping at the bit to test out the trendy “torpedo” bats that have become the talk ...

A bat with a wider barrel sometimes referred to as a torpedo bat sits in the Toronto Blue Jays dug out during the first inning of an MLB baseball game against the Washington Nationals, in Toronto, ...

The torpedo bat was developed by MIT physicist Aaron “Lenny” Leanhardt when he was an analyst in the Yankees organization. Leanhardt said the idea was driven by the players as he noticed a common ...

Brandon Lockridge knows all about the torpedo-style bats that have kicked up quite the storm following the Yankees’ 15-homer barrage over the weekend. He swung them in the cages the previous two ...