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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 unique bat.
What are the ‘torpedo’ bats in MLB that have everyone talking?
Baseball season is back, and it didn’t take long for the New York Yankees to start crushing records and dominating conversation. And at the center of it all? “Torpedo” bats.
Are torpedo bats legal? How they work, MLB facts to know
The opening weekend of the 2025 MLB season was taken over by ... the Yankees and the bat that could be changing baseball The idea of the torpedo bat is to take a size format -- say, 34 inches ...

5 facts about new ‘torpedo bats’ trend in baseball

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Bob Raissman: Torpedo bats power the conversation in baseball’s opening week
Unless you consider bad weather or an early season injury hot stuff, the first few days of a new baseball season rarely generate earth shaking material. It took a piece of wood and the Yankees
How ‘torpedo’ bats became the fascination of baseball — even for ex-Dodger Eric Gagné
In the early days of this year’s season, 'torpedo' bats have become all the rage for big-league hitters. And now, they are showing up in almost every big-league clubhouse.
What does Torpedo Bat Mania say about modern baseball?
From Moneyball to analytics to torpedo bats, MLB teams are desperate for an edge and will look for one in every nook and cranny.
Baseball Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins believes torpedo bats could lead to higher batting averages
Baseball Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins joined the ongoing discussion this week about the use of torpedo bats that has taken ...
Torpedo bats, axe bats, and knobs: A history of baseball bats
Torpedo bats are just the latest innovation in the design of baseball bats, some of which stuck, and others which ... did not ...
Orioles pitchers react to new torpedo bats: ‘If they’re legal, fine by me’
When videos of Yankees hitters using funky-looking bats went viral last week, Orioles pitchers had some of the same reactions ...
Demand for viral ‘torpedo’ baseball bats has sent a Pennsylvania factory into overdrive
Torpedo bats drew attention over the weekend when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers in one game.
The future of torpedo bats: What every MLB player and expert has said about the controversy
The torpedo bat has taken the baseball world by storm. What are the players and experts saying about this new piece of ...
Dodgers dominance, demise of the Braves, and torpedo bats among the early, eye-popping developments in MLB
Los Angeles is the first defending World Series champion to win its first eight games of the following season.
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Demand for ‘torpedo’ baseball bats sending 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 ...
Inside the 48 hours when torpedo bats took over MLB
During spring training, someone in the organization had mentioned to Kay that the team's analytics department had counseled ...