Brewers third baseman Oliver Dunn made his way to the plate with a torpedo bat in hand with one out in the second inning and ...

Hillerich & Bradley — the Louisville-based company that makes the Louisville Slugger bats — worked with players and engineers ...

Houston bat-maker, OTW Bat Co., makes high-performance baseball bats that are certified for use in the major leagues.

As torpedo bats sweep across Major League Baseball, the Baltimore Orioles are partnering with Hopkins engineering students on ...

Torpedo bats in MLB are here to stay — and could spark further exploration for a technological edge in baseball and beyond.

There have many reports recently about a new trend that has started making waves in Major League Baseball (MLB): the torpedo bat.

The torpedo bat — a striking design in which wood is moved lower down the barrel after the label and shapes the end a little like a bowling pin — features a design by an MIT-educated physicist.

The model’s torpedo moniker is inspired by the barrel’s unique design that features a more bulky area intended to increase contact on the sweet spot of the bat. Swanson started testing Marucci ...

It’s been just two weeks since Opening Day, but it only took one series for a defining subplot of the 2025 season to emerge: ...

Some Major League Baseball players are changing up the type of bat they use in favor of ones that feature the thickest part ...

What differentiates a torpedo bat from a standard bat is the shape. A torpedo bat features a thicker sweet spot — or barrel — before thinning out near the top of the bat. The shape resembles a ...

Like it or not, the Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz just dumped a ton of fuel on the torpedo-style bat conversation that's engulfed MLB. Playing against the Texas Rangers Monday at Great American ...