Demand for viral 'torpedo' baseball bats has sent a Pennsylvania factory into overdrive
A 70-year-old man who plays in an area senior hardball league popped into Victus Sports this week because he needed bats for ...
PHOTO COLLECTION: Torpedo Bats
Jim Levasseur manufactures a torpedo baseball bat at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP ...
Batting Around: Should torpedo bats be banned? How MLB should handle the hottest new trend
Throughout the season, the CBS Sports MLB experts will bring you a weekly Batting Around roundtable breaking down pretty much ...
Baseball’s torpedo bat revolution is here — and it is bulbous
A Yankees home run barrage turned the oddly shaped bats into an overnight sensation, and manufacturers are scrambling to keep ...
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Phillies taking a crack at 'Torpedo' bats
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Are torpedo bats legal? How they work, MLB facts to know
Major League Baseball's bat regulations are relatively permissive. Currently, the rules allow for a maximum barrel diameter ...
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The Yankees' viral 'torpedo' bats were designed by a MIT physicist: 'At the end of the day it's about the batter, not the bat,' he says
But the development of the uniquely shaped piece of lumber — it looks more like a bowling pin than a traditional bat, with a ...
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The Science Behind the MLB ‘Torpedo’ Bats That Everyone’s Talking About—How Do They Work? And Are They Really Better?
Developed by a physicist, these bats have their widest part, called the barrel, closer to the player's hands to offer a ...
Bat Specialist Thinks Torpedo Bats Are Just Start of Bat Science Changes
Keenan Long of LongBall Labs joined MLB Now on Thursday to discuss the new bats and what is next in the search for technology impacting offense in MLB. He first addressed one big fallacy related to ...
Torpedo Bat Becomes Lifeline for Yankees' former Top Prospect
Baseball once viewed Spencer Jones as a potential star. At 6-foot-6 an outfielder with raw power and speed, Jones was once ...
Baseball Bat Expert Sets Record Straight on Torpedo Bat 'Fallacy'
Torpedo bats are all the rage in Major League Baseball these days, but one bat expert set the record straight on an idea that has been floating around since their introduction. Keenan Long of LongBall ...