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MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt has been credited with creating the torpedo bats. Leanhardt previously served as a hitting ...
Some Major League Baseball players are changing up the type of bat they use in favor of ones that feature the thickest part ...
As torpedo bats sweep across Major League Baseball, the Baltimore Orioles are partnering with Hopkins engineering students on ...
Never one to shy away from a controversial topic, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred lauded “torpedo” bats as the future of America ...
Today’s guest columnists are professors John Cairney and Rick Burton. Torpedo bats are having their moment. With their dramatically tapered barrels and enlarged sweet spots, these odd-looking clubs ...
MLB's torpedo bat has taken the league by storm this season. Which teams and players have used it? Here's a tracker.
Torpedo bats in MLB are here to stay — and could spark further exploration for a technological edge in baseball and beyond.
The newest innovation in baseball, the bat has a seemingly inflated barrel that is thickest and heaviest where the player ...
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 ...
There have many reports recently about a new trend that has started making waves in Major League Baseball (MLB): the torpedo ...
A common sentiment from players about torpedo bats is that hitting is about the player. If you can’t hit a 97 mph fastball or ...
After a number of hitters adopted the new bowling-pin-looking bats during MLB opening week, FanDuel and DraftKings ...