Because the Yankees hit bombs with them. Nine of their MLB record-tying 15 home runs hit in their first three games were used ...

In an interview with The New York Times, Manfred also forecasted fans getting more access to game broadcasts after the 2028 ...

Can anything defuse Major League Baseball's hottest hitting weapon? The so-called torpedo bats − the MLB-legal, tailor-made bats with weight distribution toward the barrel − have become the ...

The torpedo bats are safely within MLB rules, which dictate only that bats must be “solid wood, round, shorter than 42 inches ...

Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe and second baseman Jazz Chisholm are among the players using the new bats. Both hit home runs on opening day. Chisholm added two more on Sunday. The torpedo bat ...

Reds star Elly De La Cruz is the latest convert, hitting two home runs and knocking in seven runs in his first game with the ...

Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Anthony Volpe were among the many players using so-called "torpedo" bats when they joined the home-run ...

The torpedo bats have the barrel of the bat in a different location. Instead of being at the end of the bat, the barrel is closer to the handle, which gives the bat a bowling pin shape.

Never one to shy away from a controversial topic, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred lauded “torpedo” bats as the future of America ...

You know the deal by now: The New York Yankees hit a bajillion home runs on opening weekend, with several of the sluggers involved swinging “torpedo” bats that are crafted more like bowling ...

Nine of their MLB record-tying 15 home runs hit in their first three games were used by five players using torpedo bats, including six of a franchise-record nine homers in Saturday's 20-9 rout ...