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The Baltimore Sun on MSN · 2h

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 as fans did.

Bleacher Report · 1d

The Pitching Blueprint to Defusing MLB's Game-changing Torpedo Bat

The premise of the torpedo bat—i.e., the thick part of the bat is shifted more toward the handle, where some hitters are more likely to make contact—is valid, and the promise of it seems to be real. Besides,

Sports Illustrated on MSN · 13h

Every Single MLB Team Ordered Torpedo Bats Within Days of Yankees' Home Run Outburst

Torpedo bats have taken the MLB world by storm in just the week or so since Opening Day. The New York Yankees, who started using these specialized bats this season, have already hit 22 home runs since Thursday,

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Sports Illustrated on MSN · 9h

Every Single MLB Team Ordered Torpedo Bats Within Days of Yankees' Home Run Outburst

ESPN recently spoke to Bobby Hillerich, vice president of production at Hillerich & Bradsby which makes Louisville Slugger bats, about the surge of torpedo bats this season. He admitted that all 30 MLB teams had requested the bats by the middle of this week, after the Yankees' nine home run game last Saturday against the Milwaukee Brewers.

USA TODAY on MSN · 4d

Yankees' torpedo bats: Everything to know about the controversial new bats

With 15 home runs in their first three games, the New York Yankees are flexing their muscles. Could part of their success be due to a new bat design?

ESPN on MSN · 19h

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 players on where pitches tended to strike their bats, and with subsequent buy-in from some of the players,

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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 ...

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Bombs away: Viral coverage stirs debate on New York Yankees’ ‘torpedo bats’

The New York Yankees' new torpedo bats, developed by MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt who has also done work for NASA, have gone ...

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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.

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Torpedo bats are the buzz in baseball. Sea Dogs players eager to try them out

The new bats caused excitement when New York Yankees hitters clobbered home runs with them opening weekend, and that has some ...

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What the Houston Astros are saying about torpedo bats. 'Why not try it?'

MINNEAPOLIS — Zach Dezenzo was rehabbing an injury at the Houston Astros’ minor-league facility in Florida last season when ...

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Yankees and their ‘torpedo’ bats break MLB home run record in loss

Despite losing their first game of the MLB season, the New York Yankees continued their historic start to the year as they ...

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Brewers believe Yankees’ torpedo bats were fair: ‘It ain’t the wand; it’s the magician’

After allowing 15 home runs in three games, the Brewers didn't make excuses: "It's not like some magical wood or anything ...

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Torpedo Bats and the Physics of the Sweet Spot

Now back to the torpedo bat. It's designed so that the wider part of the bat IS the sweet spot. Since it’s wider, it's easier ...

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