Every team and player in MLB using new 'torpedo' bat
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Some players are ready to experiment with the torpedo bats. Others are quick to call them a scourge.
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Costantini had a similar process and thought the hype surrounding the torpedo since it exploded into the baseball consciousness over the weekend was a “hoax.”
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If not for the initial offensive barrage from the Yankees, it’s likely the level of interest in the torpedo bats would not be so pronounced.
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MLB's torpedo bat has taken the league by storm this season. Which teams and players have used it? Here's a tracker.
The torpedo bats the New York Yankees are using are all the rage in the 2025 MLB season, but it turns out they're not THAT new, although you can be sure more players will be trying them now after the Yankees went on a home run barrage.
"I think it’s an amazing discovery," said Angels outfielder Taylor Ward, one of many players suddenly interested in the new bats.
Right now, players on 15 different teams are using torpedo bats. As far as we know, the Rockies are not one of them, but they will be. It's only a matter of time.
But all the attention is on torpedo bats, the differently shaped bat that has helped power the Yankees' historic offensive start. On the torpedo bats, the barrel is closer to the label and therefore closer to the batters' hands.
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The torpedo bats used by some New York Yankees players during their offensive onslaught against the Milwaukee Brewers have taken MLB by storm. What are they?
There is a new craze sweeping through Major League Baseball. It’s called the torpedo bat. Much like the name suggests, the torpedo bat is designed to create a different experience for MLB hitters. It looks like a bowling pin with a slender handle and a wider barrel that expands towards the bat label. It also meets MLB regulations.
Torpedo bats are just the latest innovation in the design of baseball bats, some of which stuck, and others which ... did not.
Torpedo bats have taken the baseball world by storm over the last few days, and that storm has reached the Texas Rangers. According to a report from Evan Grant