Aaron Leanhardt, the aforementioned MIT physicist, began designing the Yankees’ torpedo bats in 2022 as a minor-league hitting coach for the team, and some major leaguers were using them last year.

On their opening weekend in March 2025, the New York Yankees hit 15 home runs. And the so-called torpedo bats they used to do ...

Alan Nathan hadn’t been watching the 2025 season-opening series between the New York Yankees and the Milwaukee Brewers when he got a text from a colleague who works for the Atlanta Braves ...

In the advanced placement physics class at Iona Prep, science instructor Michael Cellini laid out two dozen baseball bats for his 14 students to analyze on Friday morning.

The Sports Science Laboratory at Washington State University "specializes in the dynamics of bat and ball collisions." ... NPR: How do 'torpedo bats' work? We asked baseball physicists to explain .

Torpedo bats are a craze, but they are not new. Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton, ... But it’s definitely interesting to think about the science behind it.

Torpedo bats don't float Guardians boats. Jeff Schudel, The News-Herald, Willoughby, Ohio. ... But it’s definitely interesting to think about the science behind it. It makes sense.

It’s a big data race, with science and technology playing a huge role in baseball now. ... It’s possible torpedo bats will soon be a forgotten fad. That’s also not the point.

More Local News . In the advanced placement physics class at Iona Prep, science instructor Michael Cellini laid out two dozen baseball bats for his 14 students to analyze on Friday morning.

The Mariners' Cal Raleigh homered in three straight games with the new torpedo bat. Purists balk, but all legal avenues for adding offense should be explored. Can torpedo bats bring offense back ...