Why some Yankees switched to eye-opening ‘torpedo’ bat shape — and the physicist behind it By . Greg Joyce. Published March 30, 2025. Updated March 30, 2025, 9:03 p.m. ET.

D-Bat, the training facility that originated in Addison, was featuring the bowling-pin-shaped bat more than 25 years ago. The Rangers saw them and even tested some out. The manufacture isn’t new.

Torpedo-shaped bats have gained attention after the New York Yankees' 15-homer weekend. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:36:43 GMT (1750639003146) Story Infinite Scroll ...

Former Yankees infielder Kevin Smith explained this new bat shape is called the "torpedo" and was designed by someone in the team's front office. It's pretty straightforward.

Aaron Judge, using a bat with a conventional shape, hit a 468-foot shot that made the Yankees the first team to homer on each of a game's first three pitches since MLB's records began in 1988.

MLB Torpedo-shaped bats draw attention after Yankees hit team-record 9 homers in rout of Brewers “I started swinging this one in spring or before spring, kind of early on, and I was like, ‘Oh ...

Aaron Judge, using a bat with a conventional shape, hit a 468-foot shot that made the Yankees the first team to homer on each of a game’s first three pitches since MLB’s records began in 1988.

Is it the bat or the confidence that a bat that looks like a torpedo gives? ... Why some Yankees switched to eye-opening ‘torpedo’ bat shape — and the physicist behind it.

Anthony Volpe, Jazz Chisholm hitting with newly shaped bats and off to quick starts By . Andrew Crane. Published March 29, 2025, 9:17 p.m. ET. Access the Yankees beat like never before ...

Aaron Judge, using a bat with a conventional shape, hit a 468-foot shot that made the Yankees the first team to homer on each of a game’s first three pitches since MLB’s records began in 1988.

Aaron Judge, using a bat with a conventional shape, hit a 468-foot shot that made the Yankees the first team to homer on each of a game's first three pitches since MLB's records began in 1988.