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“A lot of guys are going to be trying it, I promise you,” Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said after New York hit 15 homers, including nine in one game, in a three-game series with the Brewers.
From The Dallas Morning News
Costantini had a similar process and thought the hype surrounding the torpedo since it exploded into the baseball consciousness over the weekend was a “hoax.”
From U.S. News & World Report
“The swings were hitting the thickness of the torpedo as opposed to the end of the bat.”
From Chicago Tribune

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‘Torpedo bats’ are all the rage in MLB, and some Rangers are already hunting them down
First thing in the morning, Josh Smith called his best man, Antoine Duplantis. And it wasn’t to relive wedding memories. Duplantis’ day job is as a sales rep for Marucci Sports, the company that makes Smith’s bats. Smith wanted as many details as he could get on what a torpedo bat could do for him.
Can New Torpedo Bats Save Texas Rangers' Sputtering Offense?
After their first week of games, the Texas Rangers stand alone at the top of the AL West. They're 5-2 to start the season, tying the Toronto Blue Jays for the b
Baseball’s torpedo bat revolution is here — and it is bulbous
A Yankees home run barrage turned the oddly shaped bats into an overnight sensation, and manufacturers are scrambling to keep up with demand.
Demand for Viral 'Torpedo' Baseball Bats Has Sent a Pennsylvania Factory Into Overdrive
Torpedo bats drew attention over the weekend when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers in one game
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?
The Science Behind the MLB ‘Torpedo’ Bats That Everyone’s Talking About—How Do They Work? And Are They Really Better?
Developed by a physicist, these bats have their widest part, called the barrel, closer to the player's hands to offer a better chance of hitting the ball on their "sweet spot"
Demand for the viral ‘torpedo’ bats has sent a Pennsylvania factory into overdrive
Using a strikingly different model in which wood is moved lower down the barrel after the label and shapes the end a little like a bowling pin, the torpedo bat has become baseball’s latest
At Victus’ bat factory, surging interest in torpedo bats has workers scrambling to meet demand
Torpedo bats drew attention over the weekend when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers in one game.
‘Torpedomania’: MLB’s latest obsession leads to a wild week for bat makers
Bat makers are bracing for the newest obsession to become a fixture in baseball. “The torpedoes are here to stay,”
Report: Texas Rangers Plan To Experiment With Yankees' New Torpedo Bats
Torpedo bats have taken the baseball world by storm over the last few days, and that storm has reached the Texas Rangers. According to a report from Evan Grant
Why Rangers’ star duo of Corey Seager, Marcus Semien are unlikely to try out torpedo bats
Seager said he’s more concerned with his body movement than technology. Semien has been loyal to a pair of bat models he picked up from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Robbie Grossman, which he’s kind of had turned into his own hybrid. Both Seager and Semien sounded like creatures of routine.
Elly De La Cruz Laughs About Using 'Torpedo' Bat Again After 2 HR, 7 RBIs in Reds' Win
After going 4-for-5 with two homers and seven RBI in the Reds' 14-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Monday, De La Cruz laughed when asked by reporters if he would be using the torpedo bat again (starts at 3:00 mark).
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Torpedo bat craze? Ohtani, who silenced his bat in one shot, may pressure NL MVP rival to use it
With hitters using the so-called Torpedo Bat every day, attention is being paid to whether LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani will also join 'flow'.Local media reporter Fanside Jack Pressnell said on the 2nd (Korea time) 'NL MVP rival may pressure Shohei Ohtani to board the torpedo bat trendThe title is that Cincinnati Reds Eli Delacruz hit hard with the bat against the Texas Rangers on the 1st,
Which MLB players are using the new 'torpedo' bats? Yankees lead the way, but other stars have embraced unique bat shape
MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt has been credited with creating the torpedo bats. Leanhardt previously served as a hitting analyst with the Yankees before he joined the Miami Marlins as a field coordinator in the offseason.
Phillies’ Matt Strahm calls for pitchers to use pine tar again in response to torpedo bat craze
“Let them use whatever bat they want. Let’s just allow pitchers to use whatever hitters have in the on deck circle,” Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Matt Strahm posted on X this week. “And not check us like we are criminals every time we walk on or off the field. I’m just a pitcher but I’m assuming better grip helps ya swing harder…”
Reds' Elly De La Cruz has career night with torpedo bat, including 436-foot moonshot homer
Rather than a triple, De La Cruz launched a 436-foot homer, his second of the night, that left the bat at more than 110 mph. No, that does not count as a cycle, but a night with two homers, a double and a single (and a stolen base, for good measure) for a career-high seven RBIs is objectively better than a cycle.
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