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 ...

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.

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

It didn’t take long for Elly De La Cruz to find his way with the much-talked-about “torpedo” bat. The Cincinnati Reds star had a performance for the ages while using the new style of bat for ...

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 ...

The Yankees have been one of the main beneficiaries of the “torpedo” bats which have sparked so much conversation through the opening of the new season. “Torpedo” bats, so called because ...

He built his impressive résumé by swinging a typical bat, with the barrel near the end, same as they’ve appeared for more than a century. Advertisement But even a hitter of his stature ...

Apparently, the Yankees have crafted a new sort of bat that reallocates some of the wood lower down on the barrel, putting more mass in the area that actually strikes the ball. It basically makes ...

For the MIT-educated physicist behind the torpedo bat, it's more about the talent of the players than their lumber at the plate. The torpedo model — a striking design in which wood is moved ...

NEW YORK — The New York Yankees’ bats were the story of the team’s franchise-record nine-home run day against the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. Then came the discussion about the actual ...