If players swinging torpedo bats exhibit a notable uptick in hard ... barrel rate specifically focuses on a player’s ability to impact the ball with the optimal combination of exit velocity ...

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The New York Yankees continue to dominate Major League Baseball this season, thanks in part to their powerful offense. Among the tools contributing to this success is the torpedo bat, a trend sweeping ...

Whether the torpedo-bat craze sticks with lasting impact on the game any more than and axe-handled bats or pillbox-style caps, a big season by De La Cruz goes with the new style is certain to have an ...

I’m just playing baseball.” That the Yankees had a historically great game, and that some players were using funny-looking bats, “is more coincidence than destiny or science,” Smith told me. After all ...

The bats, shaped slightly more like a bowling pin than traditional lumber, have been a source of controversy since the New ...

Amid bat design mania ... a similar number of games in 2023. While torpedo madness took root, a trend continued that quietly is having a greater impact on offense: pitchers are emphasizing ...

As torpedo bats have spread beyond the Bronx ... are amplified by the increase in swing speed, enabling greater impact when he makes contact. Sure enough, Rice’s surface-level stats (1.115 ...