The Pitt News asked Pitt physics chair Andrew Zentner his thoughts on the new bats and the science behind the torpedo-shaped ...

It’s just a piece of wood, but because it’s milled with precision, it can cost hundreds of dollars and can result in ...

Now back to the torpedo bat. It's designed so that the wider part of the bat IS the sweet spot. Since it’s wider, it's easier to hit the ball. Since that part is the sweet spot, it gives the ball a ...

I think they’re, they’re mesmerized about how, how the world of data, analytics, physics, math, etc. can have such a positive ...

But the development of the uniquely shaped piece of lumber — it looks more like a bowling pin than a traditional bat, with a ...

"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 ...

I’m just playing baseball.” That the Yankees had a historically great game, and that some players were using funny-looking ...

Perhaps most notably, it was revealed that Giancarlo Stanton was swinging a version of a torpedo bat for large portions of ...

Will there be a significant offensive surge in baseball now that hitters across the league want their hands on the bats?

By Justin Stulpe A forward-thinking modification to the traditional baseball bat has been the topic of discussion in the world of professional baseball to begin the 2025 season. This discourse has ...

The New York Yankees quietly brought a physics experiment to the plate. Then came the home-run barrage.

Torpedo bats in MLB are here to stay — and could spark further exploration for a technological edge in baseball and beyond.