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The Pitt News asked Pitt physics chair Andrew Zentner his thoughts on the new bats and the science behind the torpedo-shaped ...
Torpedo bats in MLB are here to stay — and could spark further exploration for a technological edge in baseball and beyond.
Some Major League Baseball players are changing up the type of bat they use in favor of ones that feature the thickest part ...
The torpedo bat has been taking MLB by storm to open the 2025 season. Let's hear from the inventor and break down the new phenomenon.
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 ...
In an interview with The New York Times, Manfred also forecasted fans getting more access to game broadcasts after the 2028 season.
Plus, he just had to take some cuts with baseball's latest fad and see for himself if there really was some wizardry in the wallop off a torpedo bat. Ed Costantini, of Newtown Square, picked up ...
You’ve been hearing all about torpedo bats of late, and with good reason. New equipment isn’t introduced to Major League Baseball often, but the torpedo bat represents a change in the design ...
Torpedo bats are changing Major League Baseball, but with his head in the sand, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred wants us to know: "Nothing to see here!" Torpedo bats change the distribution of the ...
American sport is buzzing over a new style of bat being used in Major League Baseball. Pitchers throwing sliders and sinkers ...
The "torpedo" bat used by several players on the New York Yankees was created by Aaron Leanhardt, an MIT physicist who now coaches for the Miami Marlins. Leanhardt developed the torpedo bat from ...
Young recalled. In Leanhardt’s hand was an early prototype of the so-called “torpedo” bat. Originally conceived by Leanhardt while working in the Yankees’ front office, the bowling-pin ...