When I first started working on today’s commentary, I was planning on talking about torpedo shaped baseball bats, which is this relatively new phenomenon of moving the sweet spot of the bat a ...

The rookie has racked up his first four career home runs in a week since switching to the oblong stick that's been all the ...

Carleton Place baseball bat manufacturer Sam Bat hopes torpedo bats are a home run for the bottom line, as the threat of U.S. tariffs complicates the future.

Shaped like a torpedo, it puts more of the wood mass in the part of the barrel hitters call the sweet spot, that magic point where solid contact launches a ball faster and further.

Torpedo baseball bats are displayed at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)(Matt Rourke / AP) The torpedo bat has gained attention in baseball ...

Volpe hit four home runs in the New York Yankees first five games as his magical torpedo bat took the league by storm. That last home run came on April 2nd.

Since the drama of the torpedo bat, he has posted a .100/.163/.225 slash line with just one home run. It is clear that it is just a new strategy rather than the "cheating" that was suggested at first.

The torpedo bat debate playing out this spring has been as refreshing as a whiff of freshly mowed grass, and a welcome respite from all the head-spinning headlines. As it brings together three of ...

The torpedo bat has gained attention in baseball circles, but its potential arrival in Texas high school play remains uncertain. While the innovative bat isn’t used in the UIL, some coaches ...