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Why some Yankees switched to eye-opening ‘torpedo’ bat shape — and the physicist behind it By . Greg Joyce. Published March 30, 2025. Updated March 30, 2025, 9:03 p.m. ET.
Why some Yankees switched to eye-opening ‘torpedo’ bat shape — and the brainchild behind it Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe hits a three-run home run with his new bat on March 29, 2025 ...
Former Yankees infielder Kevin Smith explained this new bat shape is called the "torpedo" and was designed by someone in the team's front office. It's pretty straightforward.
A torpedo bat features a thicker sweet spot — or barrel — before thinning out near the top of the bat. The shape resembles a bowling pin. And while torpedo bats look different, ...
Ahead of the MLB All-Star Game, the Atlanta Braves have moved Hank Aaron’s 715th home run ball and the bat used to hit it to ...
Aaron Judge, using a bat with a conventional shape, hit a 468-foot shot that made the Yankees the first team to homer on each of a game's first three pitches since MLB's records began in 1988.
Aaron Judge, using a bat with a conventional shape, hit a 468-foot shot that made the Yankees the first team to homer on each of a game’s first three pitches since MLB’s records began in 1988.
MLB Torpedo-shaped bats draw attention after Yankees hit team-record 9 homers in rout of Brewers “I started swinging this one in spring or before spring, kind of early on, and I was like, ‘Oh ...
The opening weekend of the 2025 MLB season was taken over by a surprise star -- torpedo bats. The bowling pin-shaped bats became the talk of the sport after the Yankees' home run onslaught on the ...
A bat with a weird shape just told us so. Alvin Garcia Since starting his baseball writing career in 2022, he has provided insightful analysis and a passionate perspective.