Torpedo bats are now all the rage across the league, but opinions on the bats are split. Some players are ready to experiment with the torpedo bats. Others are quick to call them a scourge.

The torpedo bats have the barrel of the bat in a different location. Instead of being at the end of the bat, the barrel is closer to the handle, which gives the bat a bowling pin shape.

Young recalled. In Leanhardt’s hand was an early prototype of the so-called “torpedo” bat. Originally conceived by Leanhardt while working in the Yankees’ front office, the bowling-pin ...

To torpedo or not to torpedo. That’s what Dodgers slugger Max Muncy was deciding on Wednesday night as the Braves were clinging to a 5-3 lead in the eighth inning. After starting the game 0-for ...

But thanks to his invention of the torpedo bat that's taken over the league in 2025, the former MIT physicist has become a celebrity of sorts. EVERYTHING TO KNOW ABOUT THE TORPEDO BAT: From design ...

Can anything defuse Major League Baseball's hottest hitting weapon? The so-called torpedo bats − the MLB-legal, tailor-made bats with weight distribution toward the barrel − have become the ...

MIAMI — The only known member of the Mets to use the torpedo bat this season is Francisco Lindor. That fact alone should tell you the innovative bat isn’t a panacea for a player — Lindor was ...

The New York Yankees have stirred up controversy to start the 2025 MLB season, even though what they're doing is perfectly legal. You can see it in the video: the area below the barrel is fatter ...

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 ...

Hillerich & Bradsby — the Louisville-based company that makes the Louisville Slugger bats — worked with players and engineers for 18 months to design the torpedo bats. While the torpedo bat ...

FOR THEIR FAMILIES. WELL, LOUISVILLE SLUGGERS TORPEDO BAT IS NOT NEW, BUT IT IS DRAWING ATTENTION. JUST DAYS INTO THE NEW BASEBALL SEASON, HILLERICH AND BRADSBY WORKED WITH PLAYERS ON FOUR MAJOR ...

That extends to the bat he uses. Well, at least it did. Swanson has been using the new “torpedo” bat in games this season, along with second baseman Nico Hoerner. Other Cubs hitters have ...