In the early days of this year’s season, 'torpedo' bats have become all the rage for big-league hitters. And now, they are ...

Some Major League Baseball players are changing up the type of bat they use in favor of ones that feature the thickest part ...

"To make it into a wood bat and maximize the ideal hitting area, they had to come up with this torpedo shape and reduce the ...

Aaron Leanhardt, the former Michigan physics professor who got his PhD at MIT and was part of the Yankees organization for six-and-a-half years, had a simple question he was trying to answer when ...

Following the success the pros are seeing with the new bats, the torpedo design is proving to be a hit at retail stores as well, with the company saying they are seeing orders increase as coaches are ...

Major League Baseball's bat regulations are relatively permissive. Currently, the rules allow for a maximum barrel diameter ...

Opinions are mixed on whether the torpedo bats are the reason for the Yankees' early season success. The five Yankees players who used torpedo bats against the Milwaukee Brewers performed ...

The torpedo bat design is the brainchild of Aaron Leanhardt ... One of his projects involved customizing bats for players to optimize success on contact. “It’s just about making the bat ...

Reds' superstar Elly De La Cruz became the latest MLB player to smash a home run with a torpedo bat, but what is it? And are the bats legal?

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 ...

TORONTO — They’re all the rage across baseball. The New York Yankees made waves this weekend with new “torpedo” bats that several of their players used en route to tying an MLB record with ...

After the Yankees' home run barrage with bats that look like bowling pins, the innovation is sweeping baseball.