Updated on: April 1, 2025 / 8:24 AM EDT / CBS Boston 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.

After the new design erupted into the public's attention last weekend, there was an instant surge of interest. “There are 1,500 preorders for a bat that doesn’t exist," one exec said.

Major League Baseball has relatively uncomplicated bat rules, stating under Rule 3.02: "The bat shall be a smooth, round stick not more than 2.61 inches in diameter at the thickest part and not ...

Origins of a revolution The man credited with inventing the torpedo bat is a character who would not have found his way into many clubhouses before this data-heavy era: Aaron Leanhardt is an MIT ...

Several of baseball's 41 approved bat suppliers are making versions of them, from Louisville Slugger and Victus to Chandler and Authentic. "If all of the manufacturers aren't already making them ...

Torpedo bats are all the rage in Major League Baseball these days, but one bat expert set the record straight on an idea that has been floating around since their introduction.