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Players around the league are trying to get their hands on the new lumber.
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“The swings were hitting the thickness of the torpedo as opposed to the end of the bat.”

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Explaining the science behind the 'torpedo bat' used by some Yankees
Each batter using the new product has a custom torpedo bat; where the greater mass of wood is placed depends on an analysis of where on the bat the batter hits the ball most often.
Wild Yankees stat shows insane impact of torpedo bats
Over the first few games of the 2025 season, the newly developed and introduced torpedo bats have taken over baseball. They were initially introduced by the New
Baseball execs weigh in on Torpedo bats
Torpedo bats are all the rage around Major League Baseball this week, but are they here to stay? The Yankees’ power display over the weekend \-\- New York hit 15 home runs in a three-game home sweep o
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.
If the torpedo bats mean more fun in baseball, John Rooke says let's not ban them
But let’s also not rule out — if the hitters can use “accessories” (talc, sticky stuff) to assist with their grip in at-bats, why can’t pitchers?
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Should Judge use a Torpedo bat? Your Yanks Q's, answered
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Will New Torpedo Bats Impact Diamondbacks-Yankees Series?
Mar 30, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. (13) holds his torpedo bat as he watches his three run home run against the Milwaukee Brewers during the seventh inning at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images / Brad Penner-Imagn Images
Brewers Manager Pat Murphy Dismissed Impact of Torpedo Bats on Yankees' Offense
Murphy colorfully shared his opinion that the torpedo bats didn't have an impact on the Yankees' weekend power surge vs. his Brewers club.
Why is everyone talking about the Yankees’ new bat design, ‘The Torpedo’?
It has a seemingly inflated barrel that is thickest and heaviest where the player most frequently makes contact, then narrowing at the end.
'Perfectly legal': Breaking down the Yankees' use of new torpedo bats
The Yankees made waves on opening day with their new torpedo bats and Bob Nightengale explains the impact they will have on the league.
'Revolutionary' or just 'clever innovation'? MLB debates torpedo bat impact
"Torpedo" talk filled baseball airwaves on Monday with managers, players and physicists wanting to know more about the long-ball-launching rods that were all the buzz of opening week.
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Yankees shatter records with innovative torpedo bats
New York Yankees hit record 15 home runs in season's first three games with innovative torpedo bats that comply with MLB regulations despite controversies
Should Astros Begin Using Yankees' New "Torpedo" Bat Design?
The Houston Astros are seeking a ninth trip to the postseason in the last 11 years, but that lofty goal has taken a backseat to the impact the New York Yankees'
What to make of MLB's torpedo bats: Valuable new technology or an early season fad?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that the biggest story of the first week of the 2025 MLB season is “torpedo bats,” the oddly shaped lumber that burst onto the scene thanks to the Yankees’ offensive explosion over the weekend and have continued to dominate baseball conversations this week.
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