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What is a 'torpedo bat' in baseball? Who is using them?

New torpedo bats drew attention when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers on Saturday. With the design, wood is moved lower down the barrel after the label and shapes the end a little ...
NBC Los Angeles

What's a torpedo bat? The history of the Yankees' controversial new baseball bats

The Bronx Bombers now have torpedoes in their arsenal. The wood of the bat is shifted from the barrel towards the batter's hands to create a custom sweet spot where contact is most frequently made.
NPR

Inside a Louisiana factory making torpedo bats that have become all the rage

Torpedo baseball bats hit it big when the Yankees set a new team record with nine home runs in one game earlier this season. We visit a factory in Louisiana to see what makes them so special. Torpedo ...
Yahoo! Sports

From the Inland Northwest to professional playoff baseball: the science and crafters behind a new bat shape sported by the likes of Mariners star Cal Raleigh

The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Nick Gibson, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Oct. 9—When Seattle Mariners breakout star Cal Raleigh steps to the plate Friday afternoon, he will be wielding ...