What sets the "torpedo bat" apart is not just its design but the way it integrates modern physics into America's pastime. Pritchard believes that this is just the beginning.

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.

Yankees Yankees’ new ‘Torpedo’ bat design looks funky, but it’s legal and already working Published: Mar. 30, 2025, 6:00 a.m.

Demand for torpedo bats is booming for batmakers 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 ...

MIAMI, Florida — For the MIT-educated physicist behind the torpedo bat, it's more about the talent of the players than their lumber at the plate. The torpedo model — a striking design in which ...

Major League Baseball 'It’s about the batter not the bat': Torpedo bat designer defends design amid debate Published Mar. 31, 2025 11:05 p.m. ET ...

The torpedo bat design is the brainchild of Aaron Leanhardt, an MIT physicist who was a professor at the University of Michigan from 2007 to 2014 before joining the Yankees in 2018.

NEW YORK — The Yankees’ record-setting performance on offense against the Brewers on Saturday featured a new bat design that’s so unusual it looks illegal at first glance. Play-by-play ...

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.