Crochet & Merrill get new deals, Profar hit with PED ban and Torpedo bat tech talk

Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman react to Garrett Crochet’s new contract with the Red Sox and what it will mean for the team going forward. They also break down Jurickson Profar’s 80-game ...

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Braves' Profar gets 80-game ban for PED violation

Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar was suspended for 80 games by Major League Baseball on Monday after a positive test for the performance-enhancing drug chorionic gonadotropin.

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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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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

CBS Sports - 20h

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?

Yahoo Sports - 1d

What is the Torpedo Bat? Bat company in Western Washington begins production

It has been the talk of baseball since Saturday, March 29th, after the New York Yankees hit 9 home runs against the Milwaukee Brewers and drove in 20: the Torpedo Bat.

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Phillies' Matt Strahm proposes batters keep torpedo bats, if pitchers get their own advantage back

The torpedo bat is baseball's big new thing.

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Yankees' torpedo bats in spotlight after team-record 9 homers

The NY Yankees' new torpedo bats drew attention Saturday, as they hit a team-record nine homers against the Milwaukee Brewers.

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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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Demand for viral 'torpedo' baseball bats has sent Pennsylvania factory into overdrive

Torpedo bats drew attention over the weekend when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers in one game

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Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton weighs in on torpedo bats: 'You're not going to get the story you're looking for'

New York's injured DH, who used torpedo bats in 2024, refuted the notion that the bat led to his current elbow ailment.

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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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Jurickson Profar suspended for failed PED test: Braves outfielder banned for 80 games over drug test

Profar had a breakout 2024 season, but will now miss a chunk of the 2025 campaign

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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 ...

Yahoo Sports - 2d

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.

NBC News - 1d

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.

ESPN - 7h

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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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.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

What's the deal with the Yankees' 'torpedo bats'? And are they really a competitive advantage?

The Yankees hit 15 home runs in their first 3 games of the season against the Milwaukee Brewers.

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Braves’ Jurickson Profar gets an 80-game ban for performance-enhancing drug use

Profar signed a three-year, $42 million contract with Atlanta in the offseason.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Braves' Jurickson Profar suspended 80 games for violating MLB's PED policy

Major League Baseball is suspending Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar 80 games for violating the league's PED policy, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.

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Garrett Crochet extension: Red Sox agree to record six-year, $170 million deal with new Boston ace

Crochet was acquired in the offseason in a trade with the White Sox

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Sources: Red Sox LHP Crochet gets $170M deal

Left-hander Garrett Crochet and the Red Sox are in agreement on a six-year, $170 million contract extension, sources told ESPN, keeping the 25-year-old ace with the organization that traded for him ...

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Atlanta Braves' Jurickson Profar suspended 80 games for violating MLB's PED policy

Braves newly acquired outfielder Jurickson Profar has been suspended 80 games for violating MLB's PED policy.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

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.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Yankees' torpedo bats: Everything to know about the controversial new bats

With 15 home runs in their first three games, the New York Yankees are flexing their muscles. Could part of their success be due to a new bat design?

Yahoo Sports - 3d

The Yankees' new torpedo bats propel team to record-breaking start

The biggest revelation from Major League Baseball’s opening weekend was not the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 5-0 dominance, the four home runs hit already by Eugenio Suárez or Miami’s three consecutive ...

NBC News - 4d

New York Yankees make waves, set records with 'torpedo bats'; yes, they are legal

Torpedo bat has a thicker barrel than conventional bats; they were in use last year, but Yankees historic start has them in focus.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

As demand for 'torpedo' bats surges, North Jersey baseball equipment shops are ready

Baseball equipment manufacturers and sellers in North Jersey say torpedo bats are nothing new. But demand is surging since the Yankees' recent barrage

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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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Jazz Chisholm explains Yankees' new torpedo bats after three-home run weekend

Chisholm cleared the air on the torpedo bat controversy after the Yankees held their own Home Run Derby against the Brewers

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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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Torpedo bat designer says it's more about the players than the bat model

The torpedo model — a striking design in which wood is moved lower down the barrel after the label and shapes the end a little like a bowling pin — became the talk of major league baseball over the ...

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Garrett Crochet's extension with the Red Sox is a bold bet on his ace potential

On the latest episode of "Baseball Bar-B-Cast," Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman examines Crochet's new deal and what it means for player and team.

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Reds' Elly De La Cruz hits two long homers in first game with torpedo bat

Cincinnati shortstop Elly De La Cruz blasted a pair of 400-foot homers and drove in seven runs while using the trendy torpedo bat for the first time.

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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 ...

Yahoo Sports - 2d

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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