Every team and player in MLB using new 'torpedo' bat
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Players like Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Anthony Volpe have openly embraced it. Designed by former Yankees staffer and MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt, the bat redistributes mass toward the hitter’s hands for a more balanced swing without reducing barrel size.
Many of the Yankees used torpedo bats while posting historic numbers this weekend. Here's how the team started using the oddly-shaped bats and why they're legal.
Phillies pitcher Matt Strahm shared his opinion about the new torpedo bats that are popping up throughout baseball.
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,
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.
"I think it’s an amazing discovery," said Angels outfielder Taylor Ward, one of many players suddenly interested in the new bats.
MLB's torpedo bat has taken the league by storm this season. Which teams and players have used it? Here's a tracker.
When videos of Yankees hitters using funky-looking bats went viral last week, Orioles pitchers had some of the same reactions as fans did.
Torpedo bats are just the latest innovation in the design of baseball bats, some of which stuck, and others which ... did not.