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Top Yankees prospect says trying torpedo bat in 2025 season is 'obvious' move
Spencer Jones, a first-round pick in 2022, will be using the torpedo bat in the minors this seasonCBS Sports - 2d -
Max Muncy ditches his torpedo bat, scorches two-run double as part of Dodgers' comeback win vs. Braves
Muncy said he might go back to just using the new bat for BPCBS Sports - 7h -
Bat Speed Risers and Fallers: Breakouts coming for Pete-Crow Armstrong and Ryan Mountcastle?
Breaking down early 2025 bat speed data to find fantasy baseball waiver wire adds.Yahoo Sports - 3h -
Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. calls out 'idiots' opposed to torpedo bats
Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. fired back on social media to critics of the Yankees' use of torpedo bats, as the club launched 15 home runs over the weekend.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Athletics bat boy Stewart Thalblum takes down drone in left field
When a drone suddenly appeared near the left-field wall at Sutter Health Park on Monday night, veteran Athletics bat boy Stewart Thalblum decided to help thwart it. The drone tried to lift him off ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
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 ...The Guardian - 2d -
With torpedo bat, De La Cruz has 7 RBIs for Reds
Using a torpedo bat, Elly De La Cruz had a single, double and two home runs with seven RBIs, as the Cincinnati Reds routed the Texas Rangers 14-3 on Monday night, and after the win, manager Terry ...ESPN - 2d -
Kirkpatrick reflects on Indians' win at Roland wood bat tournament
Over the weekend, Sequoyah baseball took home a win in its first tournament. Playing in Roland, the Indians won three games to snare the Roland Wood Bat Championship. SHS started off with a big win ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
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 -
Sloppy fielding, quiet bats sink Mets in 4-2 loss to Marlins
Kodai Senga delivered eight strikeouts over five innings of work, but the Mets’ errors and stimied bats spelled a 4-2 loss to the Marlins on Tuesday night in Miami.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Will torpedo bats change the game?
Tristan H. Cockcroft discusses the hottest MLB topic so far in 2025.ESPN - 9h -
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.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
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.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
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.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Demand for viral 'torpedo' baseball bats has sent a Pennsylvania factory into overdrive
A 70-year-old man who plays in an area senior hardball league popped into Victus Sports this week because he needed bats for the new season. Plus he just had to take some cuts with baseball's ...Yahoo Sports - 3h -
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 ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Mets Notes: Torpedo bats ‘nothing new,’ Francisco Lindor back with club after birth of son
The Mets scored a 10-4 win over the Miami Marlins, but Monday's win wasn't the only thing on Carlos Mendoza's mind as he spoke about torpedo bats, Francico Lindor's leadership, and some injury ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Chicago Cubs Dansby Swanson and Nico Hoerner are using torpedo bats — and seeing results
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson is known for his routine and sticking with what works for him. That extends to the bat he uses. Well, at least it did. Swanson has ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
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.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
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 ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton says he'll continue using torpedo bats upon return from injury
Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton said he'll continue using a torpedo bat whenever he returns from pain in both elbows, but also declined to say whether he thought using the new model might have ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Carlos Rodon struggles early, Yankees' bats show up too late in 4-3 loss to Diamondbacks
The Yankees' bats were kept in check against Zac Gallen, picking up just three hits against the right-hander before the offense woke up late in their 4-3 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on a cold, ...Yahoo Sports - 19h -
Batting in top two spots of order, twin brothers Nolan and Caden Kendall spark Andrew. ‘It’s a dream, really.’
When junior catcher Nolan Kendall stepped to the plate as Andrew’s leadoff hitter Wednesday, his twin brother, Caden, was waiting in the on-deck circle. Not only are the twins typically batting in ...Yahoo Sports - 18h -
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 ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Fantasy Baseball: Torpedo bats this, torpedo bats that — the Pirates are more interested in stealing
Fantasy baseball analyst Scott Pianowski looks at the running ways of the Pirates in the early goings of the 2025 season.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
“It was close” – Chelsea star’s career almost had a very different path claims former coach
Cole Palmer’s rapid rise to one of the Premier League’s biggest stars from the moment he signed for Chelsea left a few people scratching their heads about how it had happened.The kid had been high...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Fabrizio Romano relays cryptic update on 25-y/o star now coming out of Man United
Antony’s form in La Liga in the 2024/25 is sure to have plenty scratching their heads ahead of the summer window.Not least of all Ruben Amorim and Manchester United in light of his previously incon...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Cardinals' Willson Contreras chews on bat tape during at-bat to avoid automatic strike: 'It was a bad taste'
Contreras was attempting to not be called out as a result of the pitch clock expiringCBS Sports - 3d -
Fantasy Baseball: Five things that might matter after one week, from the Yankees' bats to Nolan Arenado's bat
We want to be careful not to overreact to Week 1 but..CBS Sports - 23h -
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.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 - 3d -
'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.NBC News - 3d -
Shower 'mishap' sidelines Freddie Freeman; Dodgers 'interested' in torpedo bats
Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman aggravated his surgically repaired ankle when he slipped in the shower, keeping him out of the lineup vs. Atlanta.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
The Real Secret About M.L.B.’s Torpedo Bats Is That They Aren’t New
Experiments that caused a national uproar over the weekend have actually been happening quietly across baseball for a long time.The New York Times - 2d -
Torpedo Bats join the list of viral sports apparel that became must-have
From Phiten necklaces to Reebok Pumps, these trendy items became red-hotYahoo 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.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Pete Alonso crushes grand slam as Mets smash their way to series-opening win over Marlins
MIAMI — Maybe the New York Mets don’t need torpedo bats after all. After an offensive-starved weekend in Houston, the Mets’ bats came alive in Miami on Monday night in a 10-4 win over the Marlins. ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Yahoo Sports AM: The year of the No. 1 seed
In today's edition: The year of the No. 1 seed, "torpedo bats" in the Bronx, Clark card shatters record, Baker's Dozen, and more.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
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 -
Rafael Devers strikes out 3 times vs. Orioles, now 0-for-19 with 15 Ks to start the season
Devers has one hit in his last 34 at bats dating back to last season.Yahoo Sports - 3d
