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The bats have a tapered end and the designers moved its weight to the sweet spot, potentially rewarding batters with stronger hits.
From NBC New York
Jazz Chisholm Jr. offers a glimpse of a good hitter who may be turning into a great hitter. He's added 1.7 mph to what was already solid bat speed, and his exit velocity has shot up from 89.7 to 96.2 ...
From Bleacher Report
“The swings were hitting the thickness of the torpedo as opposed to the end of the bat.”
From Chicago Tribune
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King of Prussia-based Victus Sports is at the epicenter of baseball’s new bat craze. Here’s what you need to know about the torpedo and whether it will be here to stay.
If you ever imagined a baseball bat born from a bowling pin design, then the 'torpedo bat' phenomenon sweeping through Major League Baseball (MLB) this season may spark your curiosity. This innovative bat design has garnered attention after several players,
They look like baseball bats morphing into bowling pins, their ends flaring into an aggressive bulge that suddenly tapers. So how do they work?
As Strahm alluded to, some recent MLB rule changes may have negatively impacted pitchers. The pitch clock, first introduced for the 2023 season, has been claimed to cause additional wear on pitchers' arms. The league and its players' association debated the issue but have not come to a conclusion either way.
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 20-9 ...