Baseball bats used to have more heft as a rule; Babe Ruth swung clubs perhaps 50 percent heavier than today’s. But the net effects remain unclear, and would depend on each particular player’s ...

Baseball Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins joined the ongoing discussion this week about the use of torpedo bats that has taken the big leagues by storm after the New York Yankees' strong outing over ...

The Whitehall Township man who police say was fatally shot early Sunday by a motorist after attacking his car with a baseball bat in downtown Allentown has been identified. Tamir R. Johnson, 35 ...

But what the heck is a sweet spot? Ah, that's where the physics fun comes in. The Basic Collision of Ball and Stick. In physics, we like to use idealized situations to get a handle on how things work.

Braves tap ex-Thune aides to bat down tax hike. By ... Alston & Bird began working last month on behalf of the ball club’s publicly owned parent company on “issues related to the taxation of ...

Is there science behind these baseball bats? Skip to main content. Scientific American. April 2, 2025. 3 min read. Why the New ‘Torpedo Bat’ Is Hitting It out of the Park.

Smith said only “a few baseball junkies” inquired about the bats. “I think it’s just one of those things that until you’re looking for it, you might not see it,” Smith said.

NEW STORY: Man fatally shot by driver after attacking his car with baseball bat in downtown Allentown is identified A driver fatally shot another driver who attacked his vehicle with a baseball ...

That explains the broad view of baseball-bat history, one as aerial as, say, a certain Joey Gallo pop-up from 2019.To zoom in a bit more closely, let's undertake a brief and certainly not ...

Louisville Slugger has a new metal bat that's making a buzz in the baseball world.The manufacturing company released its new USSSA bat on Thursday, the 2026 Louisville Slugger Supra.If you're not ...

If you’re a baseball fan, then you know it’s impossible to watch a game these days without hearing about torpedo bats, the new bat design giving hitters unforeseen power.

Triston Casas was the de facto power bat for the Red Sox after J.D. Martinez. Once he left, the former #1 Red Sox prospect ...