Developed by a physicist, these bats have their widest part, called the barrel, closer to the player's hands to offer a ...

Mastermind of torpedo batThe mastermind behind the design is Aaron Leanheardt, a former Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...

Each batter using the new product has a custom torpedo bat; where the greater mass of wood is placed depends on an analysis ...

Torpedo bats are just the beginning when it comes to the changes we'll see coming to bats in Major League Baseball. Keenan ...

Now back to the torpedo bat. It's designed so that the wider part of the bat IS the sweet spot. Since it’s wider, it's easier ...

Aaron Leanhardt, the former Michigan physics professor who got his PhD at MIT and was part of the Yankees organization for ...

In the late 1990s, an Ottawa man changed bat technology with the creation of maple bats. Soon, almost every major leaguer ...

Robert Van Scoyoc, hitting coach, Los Angeles Dodgers: I've heard about bat fitting. We do bat fitting and all that. I just ...

The torpedo bats are safely within MLB rules, which dictate only that bats must be “solid wood, round, shorter than 42 inches ...

"I think it’s an amazing discovery," said Angels outfielder Taylor Ward, one of many players suddenly interested in the new ...