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Major League Baseball |
The Yankees’ power display over the weekend-- New York hit 15 home runs in a three-game home sweep of the Brewers -- caused many to wonder how much of an impact the Torpedo bats had on the Bronx Bomb...
Bleacher Report |
It seems like just a matter of time before torpedo bats are everywhere in MLB, which gives us precious time to think about which hitters should be making the switch.
The New York Times |
If someone happened to miss the first three games and only watched these past two games against Arizona, the conclusion would be that it might be difficult for the Yankees to score runs this season.

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Baseball execs weigh in on Torpedo bats
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Which MLB Players Are Using Torpedo Bats Amid New Craze?
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8 MLB Hitters Best Suited To Power Up with the Torpedo Bat
On the off-chance anyone is still in the dark, the torpedo bat is potentially the most exciting innovation to hit MLB in a long time. A bat model that is thickest where the hitter is most likely to make contact?
Relive some big home runs by players with torpedo bats
Check out some of the home runs hit this season by players using torpedo bats.
Sporticast 437: Torpedo Bat Mania Is About Online Virality, Not Baseball
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including the online hysteria surrounding the ‘torpedo bats‘ in MLB.
Yankees overreaction week: What’s real and what’s not?
Let's have some fun and embrace the overreaction week theme by examining early-season trends from the Yankees' start.
The Science Behind the MLB ‘Torpedo’ Bats That Everyone’s Talking About—How Do They Work? And Are They Really Better?
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Why ‘torpedo bats’ have players across MLB intrigued after Yankees’ power surge
"I think it’s an amazing discovery," said Angels outfielder Taylor Ward, one of many players suddenly interested in the new bats.
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Stanton plans to keep using 'Torpedo' bat upon return from IL
Much of the baseball world learned about the existence of “Torpedo” bats this past week. Giancarlo Stanton was ahead of the curve. The Yankees designated hitter swung one frequently last year, including the postseason,
What's a torpedo bat? The history of the Yankees' controversial new baseball bats
Many of the Yankees used torpedo bats while posting historic numbers this weekend. Here's how the team started using the oddly-shaped bats and why they're legal.
Torpedo Bats: Major League Baseball's Gamechanger or the Latest Fad?
While baseball can sometimes be on the sporting back burner, torpedo bats have captured everyone's attention. What's going on.
Torpedo bats have taken MLB by storm; what are they?
The torpedo bats used by some New York Yankees players during their offensive onslaught against the Milwaukee Brewers have taken MLB by storm. What are they?
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How do 'torpedo bats' work? We asked baseball physicists to explain
They look like baseball bats morphing into bowling pins, their ends flaring into an aggressive bulge that suddenly tapers. So how do they work?
Should Nationals Begin Using Yankees' New "Torpedo" Bat Design?
The Washington Nationals are a rebuilding team that's finally starting to show real progress after a rough half-decade, but the New York Yankees' 'torpedo' bats
As some Yankees embrace torpedo bats, Aaron Judge plans to stick with ‘something that’s working’
Yankees manager Aaron Boone compared the use of the torpedo bats to a golfer going to a simulator to get properly fitted for clubs.
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Cubs Dansby Swanson breaks silence on his use of the torpedo bat
The Chicago Cubs are different than the rest of the league when it comes to the rise of the torpedo bats. Dansby Swanson ahs been suing one and spoke on his experience so far.
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