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Cubs players Dansby Swanson and Nico Hoerner have taken a swing at the new trend in Major League Baseball and have been using torpedo bats of their own to increase their offensive production.

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'Torpedo bat' innovator and Marlins field coordinator Aaron Leanhardt explains why it took so long to come up with the idea
Before joining the Marlins, Leanhardt worked as a major-league analyst for the Yankees. Per a profile by The Athletic, Leanhardt began work on the "torpedo bat" in 2022 while a member of the Yankees' minor-league hitting department. Now the "torpedo bat" is the biggest story in baseball and one of the biggest stories in sports.
Marlins' Aaron Leanhardt, creator of the 'torpedo bat,' discusses how idea came about
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Yankees break MLB record in loss while famed astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson explains to CNN how ‘torpedo’ bats work
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Above the Mantel: Damn the (Collectible) Torpedo Bats
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Cubs Experimenting with new Torpedo Bats
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2025 MLB betting, lines, odds: How sportsbooks are adjusting to the 'torpedo bat' phenomenon
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Yankees’ Aaron Boone says ‘a lot more’ goes into torpedo bats than simply getting one
The baseball world is well aware of the Yankees’ torpedo bats. But that doesn’t mean other teams will be able to replicate them.
Max Muncy ditches his torpedo bat, scorches two-run double as part of Dodgers' comeback win vs. Braves
That's a clutch two-bagger by Muncy, and that's a tie game – one that would set the Dodgers up to win the game on Shohei Ohtani 's walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth.
Why a league-wide torpedo bat takeover might take longer than we think
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.
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.
Bombs away: Viral coverage stirs debate on New York Yankees’ ‘torpedo bats’
The New York Yankees' new torpedo bats, developed by MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt who has also done work for NASA, have gone viral and sparked a fierce debate.
Torpedo bat draws interest among Twins hitters — but just one taker so far
The torpedo bat has been the talk of Major League Baseball in the early going of this season after the Yankees belted nine home runs on Saturday, many of which came with the bat. There has been plenty of intrigue within the Twins’ clubhouse, too.
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