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Even some agents have noticed an uptick in calls from their clients, inquiring about how to get their hands on the new bats.
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Inside the 48 hours when torpedo bats took over MLB
At 1:54 ET on Saturday afternoon, New York Yankees play-by-play man Michael Kay lit the fuse on what will be remembered as either one of the most metamorphic conversations in baseball history or one of its strangest.
Why ‘torpedo bats’ have players across MLB intrigued after Yankees’ power surge
"I think it’s an amazing discovery," said Angels outfielder Taylor Ward, one of many players suddenly interested in the new bats.
MLB scrambling to catch up after Yankees’ power show with perfectly legal torpedo bats
While the bats aren’t for everybody — Aaron Judge, for example, is sticking to the bat-shape that has made him a generational hitter — Anthony Volpe, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Cody Bellinger, Paul Goldschmidt and Austin Wells may have started a polarizing new trend amongst hitters.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred talks torpedo bats, robot umpires in overview of league’s future
In an interview with The New York Times, Manfred also forecasted fans getting more access to game broadcasts after the 2028 season.
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Rob Manfred hopes to see robot umps in MLB by 2026
Torpedo bats are all the rage this season, and Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred believes all that chatter is positive for the sport. "They're absolutely good for baseball," Manfred said in a Q&A published by The New York Times on Sunday.
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How ‘torpedo’ bats became the fascination of baseball — even for ex-Dodger Eric Gagné
In the early days of this year’s season, torpedo bats have become all the rage for big league hitters. They burst into the public consciousness after a torpedo-heavy Yankees lineup mashed 15 home runs in their season-opening series. And now, they are showing up in almost every big league clubhouse.
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How do 'torpedo bats' work? We asked baseball physicists to explain
players on at least eight MLB teams have tried the bats, from the Chicago Cubs to the Tampa Bay Rays in batting practice, spring training or the regular season. Several of baseball’s 41 approved bat suppliers are making versions of them, from Louisville ...
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What's a torpedo bat? The history of the Yankees' controversial new baseball bats
Some social media users and baseball purists -- and ... of the Yankees during spring training. Five members of the Yankees’ lineup adopted torpedo bats during their 2025 opening series, crushing ...
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Demand for viral 'torpedo' baseball bats has sent a Pennsylvania factory into overdrive
Torpedo bats at PNC Park: Baseball fans will see the new bats at ... Victus made its first torpedoes around 2024 spring training when the Yankees reached out about crafting samples for their ...
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