The fabled torpedo bats were again on center stage at Monday night’s Home Run Derby, as the Mariners' Cal Raleigh took home ...

Jared Smith speaks about torpedo baseball bats during an interview at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., on April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Who knew there would be a baseball bat craze?

MLB Baseball’s torpedo bat revolution is here — and it is bulbous. A Yankees home run barrage turned the oddly shaped bats into an overnight sensation, and manufacturers are scrambling to keep ...

The new, odd-looking bat that has taken the baseball world by storm isn’t likely to lead to the kind of offensive production the Yankees featured in their season-opening three-game sweep of ...

Torpedo bats are a new addition to the world of Major League Baseball. The bats have already been confirmed as legal for use, and some players are fans.

After the new design erupted into the public's attention last weekend, there was an instant surge of interest. “There are 1,500 preorders for a bat that doesn’t exist," one exec said.

NEW YORK — The Torpedo Bat Era isn’t even a week old. But in the short time since Yankees play-by-play man Michael Kay pointed out the team’s new, misshapen sticks on live TV, Torpedo Bat ...

The Yankees 20-9 win against the Brewers last weekend put the spotlight on torpedo bats. But in baseball, as in life, sometimes a fluke is just what it seems.

But before those dingers became the talk of baseball, Hillerich & Bradsby — the Louisville-based company that makes Louisville Slugger bats — had been working with four pro baseball teams for ...

Though wooden bats are rare in modern college baseball, they’re still occasionally seen. In 2023, Oregon infielder Rikuu Nishida used a wooden bat in what would be his only season with the Ducks.