SF Giants catcher Patrick Bailey provides most of his value as a player behind the plate, but he has started to swing the bat better as of late. This surge may ...

On their opening weekend in March 2025, the New York Yankees hit 15 home runs. And the so-called torpedo bats they used to do ...

On March 29, 2025, in a game between the New York Yankees and the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB), the Yankees scored a remarkable 20 runs off Brewers pitching! After the game, news ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – “Torpedo bats” have recently been all the rage in Major League Baseball. The New York Yankees debuted these bats this season on their way to tying an MLB record ...

The torpedo is the talk of 2025, but bat experiments have changed baseball and created controversy for 150 years.

If anything, the torpedo bats harken to an era before Moneyball, computers, or even the official formation of Major League Baseball.

TOPICS: Yankees Home runs Maine-made bats Controversy Milwaukee Brewers Torpedo bat Baseball community Skowhegan ...

The torpedo bats are safely within MLB rules, which dictate only that bats must be “solid wood, round, shorter than 42 inches, and no wider than 2.61 inches,” according to Baseball Prospectus.

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred seemingly thinks everyone needs to stop complaining about the New York Yankees' (perfectly legal) torpedo bats.

Rob Manfred loves the offense and the controversy of the torpedo bats.

Never one to shy away from a controversial topic, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred lauded “torpedo” bats as the future of America’s pastime, calling them “absolutely good for baseball” in a ...