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USA TODAY on MSN · 6d

Yankees' torpedo bats: Everything to know about the controversial new bats

With 15 home runs in their first three games, the New York Yankees are flexing their muscles. Could part of their success be due to a new bat design?

NBC New York on MSN · 5d

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.

CNBC on MSN · 4d

The Yankees' viral 'torpedo' bats were designed by an MIT physicist: 'At the end of the day it's about the batter, not the bat,' he says

But the development of the uniquely shaped piece of lumber — it looks more like a bowling pin than a traditional bat, with a thicker middle and tapered end — wasn't the result of a life spent around the game.

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Ottavino Talks Torpedo Bats, Says 'It's Cool to Hate' Yankees and Look for 'Boogeyman'

And yet, fans were none the wiser until play-by-play announcer Michael Kay highlighted the "torpedo" bat during a Bronx ...

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MLB commissioner Rob Manfred weighs in on torpedo bats: 'They’re absolutely good for baseball'

One individual voice who had not weighed in on the situation, however, was MLB commissioner Rob Manfred. He remedied that ...

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Rob Manfred Sends Blunt Message to Critics of Yankees’ Torpedo Bats

Being one of the most-talked about teams in Major League Baseball is nothing new for the New York Yankees. But what is ...

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Brewers believe Yankees’ torpedo bats were fair: ‘It ain’t the wand; it’s the magician’

After allowing 15 home runs in three games, the Brewers didn't make excuses: "It's not like some magical wood or anything ...

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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 ...

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‘Torpedo’ bats ‘absolutely good for baseball,’ says MLB commissioner Robert Manfred

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

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‘Phillies Extra’ Q&A: Why Kevin Long likes torpedo bats, their impact, and more

As more hitters experiment with using torpedo bats, we asked Long to weigh in on baseball’s newest craze in the latest ...

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What is the torpedo bat? Are torpedo bats banned? Meet the Marlins coach who invented them

The story of the 2025 MLB season so far is the torpedo bat designed by Miami Marlins coach and former MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt.

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