As torpedo bats have spread beyond the Bronx ... are amplified by the increase in swing speed, enabling greater impact when he makes contact. Sure enough, Rice’s surface-level stats (1.115 ...

Dimers.com, a data-driven sports gambling tool, shared data exclusively with Mariners on SI about how the switch in bat is ...

I’m just playing baseball.” That the Yankees had a historically great game, and that some players were using funny-looking bats, “is more coincidence than destiny or science,” Smith told me. After all ...

The New York Yankees continue to dominate Major League Baseball this season, thanks in part to their powerful offense. Among the tools contributing to this success is the torpedo bat, a trend sweeping ...

The torpedo bat is the first to break through, with results that are too loud to ignore. Many, like Brewers manager Pat Murphy, downplay the impact of the torpedo bats, emphasizing the player's ...

Amid bat design mania ... a similar number of games in 2023. While torpedo madness took root, a trend continued that quietly is having a greater impact on offense: pitchers are emphasizing ...

Whether the torpedo-bat craze sticks with lasting impact on the game any more than and axe-handled bats or pillbox-style caps, a big season by De La Cruz goes with the new style is certain to have an ...

The bats, shaped slightly more like a bowling pin than traditional lumber, have been a source of controversy since the New ...

In the meantime, Yahoo is showing enough confidence in the potential of the bat to impact play that they have added Torpedo Bat icons to their fantasy baseball player pages and sportsbooks have ...

If players swinging torpedo bats exhibit a notable uptick in hard ... barrel rate specifically focuses on a player’s ability to impact the ball with the optimal combination of exit velocity ...