We thought that phonograph was a bloody marvel ... Gladys Gooding at the organ, the roar at the crack of the bat, Pete Reiser breaking his skull against the concave outfield wall, Snider dropping ...

When several of them were seen using an odd-looking new weapon, the baseball world seemed to go bat-crazy trying to learn more about what we now know as the "torpedo bat." The idea behind the new ...

They wanted to make more contact with pitches and they wanted to strike the ball more often with the bat’s “sweet spot,” or the densest area. “They’re going to point to a location on the ...

Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Anthony Volpe were among the many players using so-called "torpedo" bats when they joined the home-run party and helped propel the Yanks to their historic home run barrage.

And at the center of it all? “Torpedo” bats. The Bronx Bombers tied an MLB record as they hit 15 home runs in their opening three-game series – including a franchise-record nine in their 20 ...

You’ve been hearing all about torpedo bats of late, and with good reason. New equipment isn’t introduced to Major League Baseball often, but the torpedo bat represents a change in the design ...

When several of them were seen using an odd-looking new weapon, the baseball world seemed to go bat-crazy trying to learn more about what we now know as the "torpedo bat." The idea behind the new ...

When a colony of bats leaves their cave and takes to the skies at night to hunt, they often do so in such big groups that they almost look like one giant blob. How these winged mammals can achieve ...

"Torpedo bats," like the one shown here used by New York Yankees player Jazz Chisholm Jr., have a slightly bulbous shape that's similar to a bowling pin. Mike Stobe / Getty Images Ever since the ...

The Bronx Bombers now have torpedoes in their arsenal. The wood of the bat is shifted from the barrel towards the batter's hands to create a custom sweet spot where contact is most frequently made.

NEW YORK – Right off the bat, the Yankees’ “torpedo’’ bats are legal. “They made sure before they even brought it to us, with MLB, that it was all within regulation,’’ said Cody ...