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What's a torpedo bat? The history of the Yankees' controversial new baseball bats

Many of the Yankees used torpedo bats while posting historic numbers this weekend. Here's how the team started using the oddly-shaped bats and why they're legal.

Bleacher Report · 12d

MIT Physicist Explains Creation of New MLB 'Torpedo' Bat Used by Yankees Sluggers

While Aaron Judge rocked three homers using his normal bat, a number of Yankees opted for the Torpedo bat, which was designed in part by former Massachusetts Institute of Technology physicist Aaron Leanhardt and are notable for being densest at the barrel, or the "sweet spot" of the bat.

Sports Illustrated on MSN · 10d

Should Nationals Begin Using Yankees' New "Torpedo" Bat Design?

The Washington Nationals are a rebuilding team that's finally starting to show real progress after a rough half-decade, but the New York Yankees' "torpedo" bats have taken the league by storm early this season.

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Yankees players using new bat style: Explaining 'torpedo' shape and why it appears to be legal under MLB rules

Yes, the Yankees have a literal genius MIT Physicist, Lenny (who is the man), on payroll. He invented the “Torpedo” barrel.

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Yankees’ appalling offensive slump is raising questions torpedo bats can’t answer

As the baseball public learned the term "torpedo bat" following the New York Yankees' home run barrage to open the 2025 MLB season, it seemed as if the Bronx Bo ...

Yahoo Sports on MSN5d

Which MLB players are using the new 'torpedo' bats? Yankees lead the way, but other stars have embraced unique bat shape

MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt has been credited with creating the torpedo bats. Leanhardt previously served as a hitting ...

USA TODAY Sports on MSN11d

Yankees' torpedo bats: Everything to know about the controversial new bats

All things Yankees: Latest New York Yankees news, schedule, roster, stats, injury updates and more. The result gives ...

New York Post12d

Why some Yankees switched to eye-opening ‘torpedo’ bat shape — and the physicist behind it

Volpe is one of five Yankees who are using the new torpedo bat, in which more wood (and therefore mass) is closer to the label of the bat than the typical barrel. The new dimensions do not ...

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Julio Rodríguez not a fan of new ‘torpedo’ bat | Mariners notebook

The first batch of “torpedo” bats arrived in the Mariners clubhouse. Here are the first impressions from Mariners hitters.

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Yankees torpedo bats masked fatal flaw now coming back to bite Brain Cashman

With all of the chatter and controversy that was caused by the New York Yankees use of the torpedo bats, you would think that they were undefeated and winning c ...

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Rob Manfred breaks silence on Yankees’ torpedo bat hubbub

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred is speaking out about the torpedo bat situation in baseball. Manfred sees no ...

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