The story of the 2025 MLB season so far is the torpedo bat designed by Miami Marlins coach and former MIT physicist Aaron ...

Aaron Leanhardt helped develop the first such bats with the Yankees, for whom he worked as a minor-league hitting coach and analyst.

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The person holding court for Monday afternoon’s largest media scrum wasn’t superstars Juan Soto or Francisco Lindor, but ...

As seen in a photo shared by Jack McMullen, the radio voice of the Marlins, Leanhardt was the man of the hour. The Most Popular Man in Miami : Aaron Leanhardt (AKA Lenny, AKA The Godfather of The ...

Aaron Leanhardt said in a phone interview Sunday ... who became a field coordinator with the Miami Marlins in the offseason. “Really,” he said. “It’s just about making the bat as heavy ...

Miami Marlins field coordinator Aaron Leanhardt (72) in the dugout against the Atlanta Braves in the fifth inning April 4, 2025, at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis ...

But when you're Aaron "Lenny" Leanhardt, innovator of the suddenly famous "torpedo bat," you're the exception to the rule. Leanhardt is the field coordinator for the Miami Marlins. He drew a crowd ...

Miami Marlins field coordinator Aaron Leanhardt is the architect behind the New York Yankees' famous "torpedo" bats that caused a media frenzy.