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By the end of the Reds’ 14-3 rout of the Texas Rangers on Monday night, the 23-year-old slugger had used it to go 4-for-5 with two home runs, a double and seven RBIs.
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He reiterated that he hopes to select cities for expansion teams before he steps down in 2029 at the end of his current contract.
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Torpedo bats are making a lot of noise — but they’ve been quietly in MLB for a few years
Reds star Elly De La Cruz is the latest convert, hitting two home runs and knocking in seven runs in his first game with the unique bat.
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Baseball season is back, and it didn’t take long for the New York Yankees to start crushing records and dominating conversation. And at the center of it all? “Torpedo” bats.
The Science Behind the MLB ‘Torpedo’ Bats That Everyone’s Talking About—How Do They Work? And Are They Really Better?
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MLB commissioner Rob Manfred talks torpedo bats, robot umpires in overview of league’s future
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Rob Manfred hopes to see robot umps in MLB by 2026
Torpedo bats are all the rage this season, and Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred believes all that chatter is positive for the sport. "They're absolutely good for baseball," Manfred said in a Q&A published by The New York Times on Sunday.
Which MLB players are using the new 'torpedo' bats? Yankees lead the way, but other stars have embraced unique bat shape
MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt has been credited with creating the torpedo bats. Leanhardt previously served as a hitting analyst with the Yankees before he joined the Miami Marlins as a field coordinator in the offseason.
Why ‘torpedo bats’ have players across MLB intrigued after Yankees’ power surge
"I think it’s an amazing discovery," said Angels outfielder Taylor Ward, one of many players suddenly interested in the new bats.
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Torpedo bats have already been ordered by 1 MLB team after Yankees' HR barrage
You knew this was coming as soon as the New York Yankees hit all those home runs over the weekend: the torpedo bat is taking over MLB. Well, not fully. But the Yanks aren't the only team trying them and there are players giving them a shot. ESPN's Buster ...
MLB Rumors: Braves scammed by Profar, Merrill advised against extension, Counsell's torpedo bats
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Ottavino Talks Torpedo Bats, Says 'It's Cool to Hate' Yankees and Look for 'Boogeyman'
And yet, fans were none the wiser until play-by-play announcer Michael Kay highlighted the "torpedo" bat during a Bronx Bombers broadcast. That's when the innovation exploded on social media and started to dominate every MLB-related conversation.
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‘Phillies Extra’ Q&A: Why Kevin Long likes torpedo bats, their impact, and more
As more hitters experiment with using torpedo bats, we asked Long to weigh in on baseball’s newest craze in the latest episode of "Phillies Extra."
What is the torpedo bat? Are torpedo bats banned? Meet the Marlins coach who invented them
The story of the 2025 MLB season so far is the torpedo bat designed by Miami Marlins coach and former MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt.
Bob Raissman: Torpedo bats power the conversation in baseball’s opening week
Unless you consider bad weather or an early season injury hot stuff, the first few days of a new baseball season rarely generate earth shaking material. It took a piece of wood and the Yankees
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