'Torpedo bats' aren't cheat codes for MLB hitters

A common sentiment from players about torpedo bats is that hitting is about the player. If you can’t hit a 97 mph fastball or nasty slider with a normal bat, a torpedo bat isn’t going to help.

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MLB's torpedo bats aren't new — and they aren't magic

The jury is still out on the real long-term effects of the 'torpedo,' a relatively new bat style that is shaking up MLB.

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Who's using the torpedo bats in MLB? A running list that's not just Yankees.

The Yankees aren't the only team using torpedo bats in 2025. Here's a running list.

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Which MLB players are using torpedo bats? Yankees lead the way, but other stars have embraced unique bat shape

Expect to see torpedo bats in every MLB clubhouse before long.

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Torpedo bat inventor has the classiest response to all the MLB hype

Former MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt responded to all the torpedo bat hype.

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These Yankees' bats are a MLB baseball hit. Who makes the new torpedo bat? Can you buy one?

Torpedo bats are the explosive new lumber everyone's buzzing about. Why are they such a hit?

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Torpedo bats aren't a factor in Cincinnati high school baseball. They could be this summer

High school baseball players use aluminum bats during the prep season but use wood bats in some youth and high school leagues.

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Elly De La Cruz added fuel to MLB's torpedo-bat conversation in Reds win vs. Rangers

Like it or not, the Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz just dumped a ton of fuel on torpedo-style bat conversation that's engulfed MLB.

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2025 MLB betting, lines, odds: How sportsbooks are adjusting to the 'torpedo bat' phenomenon

DraftKings Sportsbook is now listing players using torpedo bats in a separate category.

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The Yankees' torpedo bats, explained: Everything to know about them

The New York Yankees' torpedo bats are the explosive new lumber everyone's buzzing about in MLB.

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What does Torpedo Bat Mania say about modern baseball?

From Moneyball to analytics to torpedo bats, MLB teams are desperate for an edge and will look for one in every nook and cranny.

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Torpedo bat draws interest among Twins hitters — but just one taker so far

CHICAGO — Twins assistant hitting coach Trevor Amicone first encountered the torpedo bat three or four years ago while working in the New York Yankees’ minor league system. He’s not necessarily ...

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Ball-blasting 'Torpedo bats' making waves across MLB opening weekend

New "torpedo" baseball bats are making waves across America's national pastime, triggering an explosion of home runs in the first full week of the Major League Baseball season."It's all within ...

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Will torpedo bats change the game?

Tristan H. Cockcroft discusses the hottest MLB topic so far in 2025.

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MLB Team Power Rankings: Yankees torpedo Brewers with historic power outburst, Dodgers start season 5-0

The Yankees' new "torpedo" bats are the talk of the league coming out of the first weekend of the 2025 MLB season.

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'I think they'll be banned': What's the future of MLB's torpedo bats? Insiders weigh in on baseball's new fad

The torpedo bats were the talk of Opening Weekend, aided by the Yankees' home run barrage against the Brewers

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Torpedo bats: a destroyer of worlds or baseball’s long-awaited savior?

The quandary over the Yankees’ new technology is solvable, but first MLB must take it on the chin and usher in a temporary ban. In its brief moment of fame, the torpedo bat has made quite the ...

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Yankees' 'torpedo' bats elicit shock and awe around baseball after a 13-home run weekend

The reaction across MLB to the design of the New York Yankees' new 'torpedo' bats after the Bronx Bombers belted 13 home runs in two games was swift.

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Giancarlo Stanton and the torpedo bat: Why he switched to it in 2024; plus injury update

"Torpedo'' style bats are all the talk of MLB, but Giancarlo Stanton used a version of that lumber last year, when he went on a postseason home run spree.

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How 'torpedo' bats became the fascination of baseball — even for ex-Dodger Eric Gagné

In the early days of this year's season, 'torpedo' bats have become all the rage for big-league hitters. And now, they are showing up in almost every big-league clubhouse.

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Yankees’ Aaron Boone says ‘a lot more’ goes into torpedo bats than simply buying 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. The bowling-pin-shaped bats became the talk of MLB thanks to the ...

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Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton declines to blame torpedo bats for elbow injuries, gives rehab update

NEW YORK — Giancarlo Stanton embraced the torpedo bats long before they became the talk of MLB. The Yankees slugger used the bowling-pin-shaped bats last season, including during a torrid playoff ...

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Batting Around: Should torpedo bats be banned? How MLB should handle the hottest new trend

The bats have been the talk of the young 2025 season already

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'Revolutionary' or just 'clever innovation'? MLB debates torpedo bat impact

"Torpedo" talk filled baseball airwaves 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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Are torpedo bats legal? Here's how they work and facts to know

A new baseball bat is all the rage right now. It's time to get up to speed on the MLB season's newest craze.

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Yankees and their ‘torpedo’ bats break MLB home run record in loss

Despite losing their first game of the MLB season, the New York Yankees continued their historic start to the year as they broke multiple records through their prolific home run hitting.

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Max Muncy tried the torpedo bat for 3 at-bats, then dumped it and hit a game-tying double

The torpedo bat might not be for everybody.

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Opening weekend: Torpedo bats take over Bronx and internet + Sasaki's concerning start | Baseball Bar-B-Cast

Jordan Shusterman and Jake Mintz recap all the action from Opening Weekend in MLB including the two diving into the "torpedo bats" that helped the Yankees mash homers over the weekend and spark ...

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