But either way, baseball players saw baseball players trying something new and having success. So they started thinking about it. And they started calling and texting their contacts at bat companies.

He took some of their bats and set them up with a table so they could meet players who might be interested in giving their bats a try and that’s where the legend of Michigan’s Backyard Bats ...

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.

The biggest storyline of MLB's opening week isn't the Dodgers' historic 5-0 start or Shohei Ohtani’s dominance—it's the "torpedo bat," a futuristic piece of equipment that’s taken the league ...

Bat-maker says the torpedo is ‘here to stay’ — and expects half of MLB players to use them By . ... The Show: A NY Post baseball podcast with Joel Sherman & Jon Heyman. 5.

Axe bats. Axe bats aren’t ubiquitous by any means, but part of the reason you won’t see Dodgers’ star Mookie Betts switching to a torpedo bat just yet is due to his familiarity with — and ...

Torpedo bat vs. regular bat Dr. David Pritchard is a physicist at MIT and friend of Leanheardt. He said the physics of the classic baseball bat design do not add up.

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 ...

MLB Baseball’s torpedo bat revolution is here — and it is bulbous. A Yankees home run barrage turned the oddly shaped bats into an overnight sensation, and manufacturers are scrambling to keep ...