LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WKRC) - A new trend is sweeping Major League Baseball as players embrace the innovative torpedo bats produced by Louisville Slugger. These bats, which resemble torpedoes, have ...

The bigger barrel bat was in high demand following the New York Yankees’ opening series home run barrage. “It’s been very busy,” said Brian Hillerich at Louisville Slugger.

A torpedo bat model is pictured between two other models so patrons can observe the difference while touring the automated lathe section of the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory. Christopher ...

Four teams contacted Louisville Slugger about the model, but when the so-called torpedo bat was introduced around big-league clubhouses last season, adoption was hardly widespread.

Four teams contacted Louisville Slugger about the model, but when the so-called torpedo bat was introduced around big-league clubhouses last season, adoption was hardly widespread.

For the men behind Louisville Slugger, this isn’t new. They’ve seen hundreds of new bat designs over the decades. They have never seen one take off like, well, a torpedo before.

A torpedo bat resembles something of an elongated bowling pin. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The talk of baseball: Louisville Slugger shows how the torpedo bat came to be ...

The talk of baseball: Louisville Slugger shows how the torpedo bat came to be Who invented the torpedo bat? Aaron Leanhardt, a former MIT physicist who worked as the Yankees' lead analyst in 2024, is ...

Torpedo bats listed in the online retailers IndyStar reviewed run in price from $169 to $225. More about torpedo bats: Louisville Slugger shows how the torpedo bat came to be ...

A torpedo bat resembles something of an elongated bowling pin. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The talk of baseball: Louisville Slugger shows how the torpedo bat came to be ...