Judah Fitzgerald (800, 1,600) and Abdul Mahama (discus, triple jump) each won two individual events and Mayama anchored a ...

When several of them were seen using an odd-looking new weapon, the baseball world seemed to go bat-crazy trying to learn more about what we now know as the "torpedo bat." The idea behind the new ...

And at the center of it all? “Torpedo” bats. The Bronx Bombers tied an MLB record as they hit 15 home runs in their opening three-game series – including a franchise-record nine in their 20 ...

They wanted to make more contact with pitches and they wanted to strike the ball more often with the bat’s “sweet spot,” or the densest area. “They’re going to point to a location on the ...

Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Anthony Volpe were among the many players using so-called "torpedo" bats when they joined the home-run party and helped propel the Yanks to their historic home run barrage.

"Torpedo bats," like the one shown here used by New York Yankees player Jazz Chisholm Jr., have a slightly bulbous shape that's similar to a bowling pin. Mike Stobe / Getty Images Ever since the ...

For the MIT-educated physicist behind the torpedo bat, it's more about the talent of the players than their lumber at the plate. The torpedo model — a striking design in which wood is moved ...

The Bronx Bombers now have torpedoes in their arsenal. The wood of the bat is shifted from the barrel towards the batter's hands to create a custom sweet spot where contact is most frequently made.

It didn’t take long for Elly De La Cruz to find his way with the much-talked-about “torpedo” bat. The Cincinnati Reds star had a performance for the ages while using the new style of bat for ...

He built his impressive résumé by swinging a typical bat, with the barrel near the end, same as they’ve appeared for more than a century. Advertisement But even a hitter of his stature ...

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 ...