Apr 1, 2025 · What is a torpedo bat? According to the MLB, torpedo bats are defined by an untraditional barrel, which rests closer to the hitter's hands. The bats are designed to be skinnier at the top end...

Mar 31, 2025 · The latest innovation making waves? The “Torpedo” bat model, which created a stir after several Yankees hitters used it during the club’s season-opening series against the Brewers, a three-game sweep that saw the Bronx Bombers hit 15 homers.

Apr 3, 2025 · The torpedo bat moves some of the mass on the end of the bat about 6 to 7 inches lower, giving it a bowling-pin shape, with a much thinner end. ... Major League Baseball's bat regulations are ...

Mar 31, 2025 · What is the ‘torpedo’ bat? The “ torpedo” bat – so named due to its shape resembling a torpedo – is a customized bat that tailors the barrel for each hitter. Gone is the standard swell...

1 day ago · Despite looking illegal due to their abstract shape and size of where the barrel is located, these bats are 100 percent legal and compliant with every regulation an MLB bat has to abide by. torpedo bats have the potential to become widespread across the league and one of the most important discoveries in baseball technology in a long time.

Apr 3, 2025 · The torpedo bat, also called the bowling pin bat, is a new baseball bat design that became widely known during Major League Baseball’s opening weekend in March 2025 when the New York Yankees hit a franchise-record nine home runs in a single game. Fans quickly learned that six of those homers came from players who were using a novel, oddly oblong bat design.

Apr 2, 2025 · Some Major League Baseball (MLB) players began quietly using the bats in 2023 and 2024. But public awareness of them skyrocketed last weekend, after the Yankees’ monster day against the Brewers.

Mar 31, 2025 · New torpedo bats drew attention over the weekend among Major League Baseball players and fans, but what exactly are they and are they legal? Interest surrounding the bats spiked when the New York ...

Mar 30, 2025 · Padres outfielder Brandon Lockridge spent parts of eight seasons in the Yankees' farm system and tried using a "Torpedo" bat in a previous Spring Training. But he's sticking to his original bat, at least for now.

Mar 31, 2025 · The torpedo bat is a custom-shaped baseball bat with a modified barrel that’s tailored to maximize the contact tendencies of the batter.