This is the true genius of baseball’s newest thing, the torpedo bat. The torpedo bat is a regulation Major League Baseball bat, but shaped in such a way that it thickens near the tip.

At Jeremy LeBlanc’s 50-and-up amateur baseball league game in North Carolina last weekend, one topic dominated the dugout conversation: the “torpedo bats” that had suddenly taken over the sport.

If major leaguers continue to use the bats successfully — and the future generations of baseball catch on, too — these bats could become a staple of the game sooner than later. While the bats ...

There is always baseball happening — almost too much baseball ... you get a ball that sounds like this one did coming off of the bat. Seriously, replay the point of contact a few times, it's ...

In the baseball world, however, such innovations require the help of equipment companies to gain a foothold. And while torpedo bats might just now be making their first public splash, Gagne’s ...

DENVER (KDVR) — The new torpedo bats have taken Major League Baseball by storm, and some Colorado Rockies players are planning to try them out. The viral bat, which is shaped like a bowling pin ...

Standing over a machine that carves baseball bats from wooden cylinders in just two and a half minutes, Bouffard is making many more torpedo bats of late. Unlike a regular bat, the torpedo was ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - A hot start for the New York Yankees is drawing attention from all over the country. That attention isn’t toward the players; instead, the new lumber they’re swinging. It’s ...

Part of baseball's appeal is that it's relatively timeless. Whether you're a kid playing in the backyard or a star like Aaron Judge, your essential gear boils down to a bat, a ball and a glove.

Max Zitomer is used to receiving a lot of phone calls this time of the year as the spring baseball and softball season gets underway. But the owner and founder of Closeout Bats, a popular family ...