To picture how that works ... spring training or the regular season. Several of baseball's 41 approved bat suppliers are making versions of them, from Louisville Slugger and Victus to Chandler ...

You’ve been hearing all about torpedo bats of late, and with good reason. New equipment isn’t introduced to Major League Baseball often, but the torpedo bat represents a change in the design ...

Baldelli's experience reflected the way hitters have used and assessed bats since the advent of baseball: They'll pick up bats and see how they feel, their interest fueled by the specter of success.

“Now when you look at pictures, you’re like ... has little to no effect at Victus on the dynamics of making a baseball bat. The cost is the same as a standard bat, too, with a sticker price ...

But the bats abide by Major League Baseball's collectively bargained bat ... Mike Stobe/Getty Images TO UNDERSTAND HOW the bowling pin bat works is a lesson in physics. Take a sledgehammer and ...

Fair enough. And who knows whether those players would have homered with a traditional bat, too. But either way, baseball players saw baseball players trying something new and having success.

As for the bigger picture, the marginal gains offered to a handful of hitters with new bats pale in comparison to baseball's real challenge: achieving league-wide competitive balance. In 2025 ...

After nearly 150 years of professional baseball, the traditional wood baseball bat is getting a makeover, and the early returns have been eye-popping. A handful of New York Yankees players praised ...