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Demand for viral ‘torpedo’ baseball bats sends Pennsylvania factory into overdrive
Using a strikingly different model in which wood is moved lower down the barrel after the label and shapes the end a little like a bowling pin, the bat has become baseball's latest fad.
What are the ‘torpedo bats’ some MLB players are using, and are they legal?
So what are these weirdly shaped bats, how do they work, and are they even legal? Here’s what to know about these new-styled ...
Dom Amore’s Sunday Read: Torpedo bats, some CT-made, are likely here to stay, and more
Connecticut bat-makers weigh in on baseball’s new craze, the torpedo; UConn hockey’s rise, women’s March Madness timing. More ...
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UM professor speaks on physics of the torpedo bat being used in MLB
Some of the Bronx Bombers are using this altered bat design, courtesy of Aaron Leanhardt, a former University of Michigan ...
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5 facts about the new ‘torpedo bats’ trend in baseball: Hawaiʻi sports
There have many reports recently about a new trend that has started making waves in Major League Baseball (MLB): the torpedo ...
Torpedo bats are making a lot of noise — but they’ve been quietly in MLB for a few years
Reds star Elly De La Cruz is the latest convert, hitting two home runs and knocking in seven runs in his first game with the ...
Which MLB players are using the new 'torpedo' bats? Yankees lead the way, but other stars have embraced unique bat shape
MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt has been credited with creating the torpedo bats. Leanhardt previously served as a hitting ...
The Amateur Baseball League That Launched the Career of the Man Behind the Torpedo Bat
Long before his oddly shaped bat became the talk of baseball, Aaron Leanhardt played in the Boston Metro Baseball League. He ...