In a game often rooted in tradition, a new baseball bat is making waves, shaking up the sport with its unique design and unprecedented results. Dubbed the "torpedo bat," this innovative piece of ...

New equipment isn’t introduced to Major League Baseball ... from all the hand and wrist injuries he’d suffered over the years. Yahoo! Sports, covered the rise of the axe bat in 2015, and ...

A small change is now being heard and seen throughout the baseball ... the bat flew right out of his hands, nearly hitting his son and leaving a mark on his hand. That's where the idea began.

The reconfiguration gives the bat ... hand, does allow its players to use wooden bats. It's just not common. So there's a possibility torpedo bats could make their way into college baseball.

If you were making a bowling pin on a lathe and suddenly decided to make a baseball bat instead, the result would look something like the "torpedo bat" that is the talk of MLB's new season.