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After a stellar Yankees win on Saturday, torpedo bats are in the spotlight. Is there science behind these baseball bats?
For the MIT-educated physicist behind the torpedo bat, it's more about the talent of the players than their lumber at the plate. The torpedo model — a striking design in which wood is moved lower down ...
The Yankees broke a franchise record with nine home runs in a single game, including reigning AL MVP Aaron Judge hitting three of his own in Saturday's 20-9 onslaught at Yankee Stadium.Start the day ...
Bat design hasn't changed much in more than 100 years, other than their weight dropping from above 40 ounces in Ruth's case to the current norm of around 31 or 32 ounces, baseball experts tell NPR.
The Yankees hit 15 home runs in three games with several players using the uniquely-shaped “torpedo bat,” and some Dodgers ...
In its 141-year history, Louisville Slugger has made more than 4,000 different bat models. And now, a bat that kind of looks ...
Many of the Yankees used torpedo bats while posting historic numbers this weekend. Here's how the team started using the ...
the baseball world seemed to go bat-crazy trying to learn more about what we now know as the "torpedo bat." The idea behind the new bat design is actually pretty simple: Move more of the wood toward ...
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. Here's what they are, where they came from and who is using ...
There have many reports recently about a new trend that has started making waves in Major League Baseball (MLB): the torpedo ...
The new torpedo bat is causing a buzz in major league baseball after a high-scoring game between the New York Yankees and ...
For the MIT-educated physicist behind the torpedo bat, it's more about the talent of the players than their lumber at the plate. The torpedo model — a striking design in which wood is moved ...