Yes, the Yankees have a literal genius MIT Physicist, Lenny (who is the man), on payroll. He invented the “Torpedo” barrel. It brings more wood - and mass - to where you most often make contact as a ...

MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt has been credited with creating the torpedo bats. Leanhardt previously served as a hitting ...

The Torpedo Bat Debate Erupts in MLB. M ajor League Baseball has found itself at the center of a heated discussion as a new ...

Major League Baseball's bat regulations are relatively permissive. Currently, the rules allow for a maximum barrel diameter ...

Many of the Yankees used torpedo bats while posting historic numbers this weekend. Here's how the team started using the ...

After a stellar Yankees win on Saturday, torpedo bats are in the spotlight. Is there science behind these baseball bats?

Sam Holman made use of the fact that maple has a tight grain structure and is a harder wood than ash, giving it the potential ...

The Baltimore Orioles were “ahead of the curve” on the unique design, two sources with direct knowledge told The Baltimore ...

New torpedo bats drew attention when the New York Yankees ... in which wood is moved lower down the barrel after the label and shapes the end a little like a bowling pin, Paul Goldschmidt, Cody ...

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 ...

New torpedo bats drew attention when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers that traveled a combined 3,695 feet on Saturday. Using a strikingly different model in which wood is moved lower ...

The “torpedo bat” may be more than a quirky new piece of gear. It might be the gateway to a new era in baseball.