If you ever imagined a baseball bat born from a bowling pin design, then the 'torpedo bat' phenomenon sweeping through Major League Baseball (MLB) this season may spark your curiosity. This innovative bat design has garnered attention after several players,

Reds' superstar Elly De La Cruz became the latest MLB player to smash a home run with a torpedo bat, but what is it? And are the bats legal?

The Yankees were at PNC Park for the Pirates home opener on Friday, and they brought their torpedo bats with them.

The “torpedo bat,” a bowling pin-shaped bat with a shifted sweet spot, helped New York Yankees players hit nine home runs in one game on opening weekend.

After a number of hitters adopted the new bowling-pin-looking bats during MLB opening week, FanDuel and DraftKings Sportsbooks are offering special bets related to the movement. DraftKings has an entire section made up of players that have used a torpedo bat this season, including Elly de la Cruz, Francisco Lindor, Dansby Swanson, and others.

After going 4-for-5 with two homers and seven RBI in the Reds' 14-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Monday, De La Cruz laughed when asked by reporters if he would be using the torpedo bat again (starts at 3:00 mark).

There are always plenty of unknowns to start any new season, and entering the 2025 Major League Baseball season, one of the biggest ones was the park factors relating to the Oakland Athletics playing their home games in Sacramento.

Major League Baseball certainly isn't struggling for storylines as it begins its 2025 season, as the introduction of a new "torpedo" bat has rocked the