MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred lent his support to the so-called torpedo bats, which have captured the attention of baseball fans and pundits since the start of the 2025 season. The bats were first ...

SEATTLE – Julio Rodriguez is curious. Cal Raleigh and Jorge Polanco are, too. It wouldn’t be accurate to say they’re chomping at the bit to test out the trendy “torpedo” bats that have become the talk ...

The torpedo bat was developed by MIT physicist Aaron “Lenny” Leanhardt when he was an analyst in the Yankees organization. Leanhardt said the idea was driven by the players as he noticed a common ...

A bat with a wider barrel sometimes referred to as a torpedo bat sits in the Toronto Blue Jays dug out during the first inning of an MLB baseball game against the Washington Nationals, in Toronto, ...

Brandon Lockridge knows all about the torpedo-style bats that have kicked up quite the storm following the Yankees’ 15-homer barrage over the weekend. He swung them in the cages the previous two ...