Torpedo bats in Seattle baseball
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the torpedo bat represents a change in the design of a piece of equipment that’s been part of the game from the start: the baseball bat itself.
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Torpedo bats drew attention over the weekend when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers in one game.
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The Yankees were at PNC Park for the Pirates home opener on Friday, and they brought their torpedo bats with them.
MINNEAPOLIS — Zach Dezenzo was rehabbing an injury at the Houston Astros’ minor-league facility in Florida last season when he first beheld a bat that he still thinks “looks weird.” Its barrel bulged and tapered into a skinner end. Its shape resembled that of a bowling pin.
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.
The new bats caused excitement when New York Yankees hitters clobbered home runs with them opening weekend, and that has some Portland players eager to give the torpedo bat some swings.
But all the attention is on torpedo bats, the differently shaped bat that has helped power the Yankees' historic offensive start. On the torpedo bats, the barrel is closer to the label and therefore closer to the batters' hands.
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?
Former physics professor Aaron Leanhardt is credited with the popularization of the lumber used by several New York Yankees during the team’s 15 home run opening series.
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Torpedo bats: Will Phillies start using them? How do they work?The Yankees put the 'torpedo bat' on the map with their offensive explosion this weekend. Now, the local company that makes them says you may see them in the hands of some Phillies this week.