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By the end of the Reds’ 14-3 rout of the Texas Rangers on Monday night, the 23-year-old slugger had used it to go 4-for-5 with two home runs, a double and seven RBIs.
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He reiterated that he hopes to select cities for expansion teams before he steps down in 2029 at the end of his current contract.
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Will there be a significant offensive surge in baseball now that hitters across the league want their hands on the bats? Maybe, but not anytime soon.
The story of the 2025 MLB season so far is the torpedo bat designed by Miami Marlins coach and former MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt.
The New York Yankees quietly brought a physics experiment to the plate. Then came the home-run barrage.
And yet, fans were none the wiser until play-by-play announcer Michael Kay highlighted the "torpedo" bat during a Bronx Bombers broadcast. That's when the innovation exploded on social media and started to dominate every MLB-related conversation.
As more hitters experiment with using torpedo bats, we asked Long to weigh in on baseball’s newest craze in the latest episode of "Phillies Extra."
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On Tuesday, they were shut out for the first time this year, falling 5–0 to the Tigers at Comerica Park. Detroit left-hander Tarik Skubal was dominant, retiring 16 straight Yankees at one point and allowing just four hits over six shutout innings. He struck out six and didn’t walk a batter.
Torpedo bats drew attention over the weekend when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers in one game.
The Cleveland Guardians home opener led the FOX 8 I-Team to investigate torpedo bats as they take Major League Baseball by storm.