What exactly is a torpedo bat? How does it help hitters? And how is it legal? Let's dig in. Read: An MIT-educated professor, the Yankees and the bat that could be changing baseball The idea of the ...

Can anything defuse Major League Baseball's hottest hitting weapon? The so-called torpedo bats − the MLB-legal, tailor-made bats with weight distribution toward the barrel − have become the ...

When questioned about the new bats, MLB has stated that they do conform to all rules and are legal. Interestingly enough, torpedo bats aren't entirely new this season. The Yankees' research led to ...

NEW YORK – Right off the bat, the Yankees’ “torpedo’’ bats are legal. “They made sure before they even brought it to us, with MLB, that it was all within regulation,’’ said Cody ...

When questioned about the new bats, MLB has stated that they do conform to all rules and are legal. Interestingly enough, torpedo bats aren't entirely new this season. The Yankees' research led to ...

The shape resembles a bowling pin. And while torpedo bats look different, they are legal under MLB rules. MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt has been credited with creating the torpedo bats.