Neil DeGrasse Tyson became the latest to weigh in on the "torpedo bat" craze that took off Saturday, when the Yankees used the newly designed bats to set a team record with nine home runs against ...

The torpedo bats are safely within MLB rules, which dictate only that bats must be “solid wood, round, shorter than 42 inches, and no wider than 2.61 inches,” according to Baseball Prospectus.

Latest Headlines Torpedo bats don’t float Guardians boats Steven Kwan, shown against the Royals on April 12, said he is still researching the torpedo bats that have caught headlines early this ...

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.

And lethal. Raleigh — the Mariners’ 28-year-old catcher — collected a homer in all three games of Seattle’s weekend sweep, after receiving his first shipment of torpedo bats Friday.

Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton declined Tuesday to say whether he believes using the torpedo bats last season caused the elbow ailments that have sidelined him this season.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WKRC) - A new trend is sweeping Major League Baseball as players embrace the innovative torpedo bats produced by Louisville Slugger. These bats, which resemble torpedoes, have ...

Jake Cronenworth, 2B, San Diego Padres: [Torpedo bats] give everyone something to talk about. If any team hit 15 home runs, you'd be like, "What bats are they using?

Speaking of the hitter, Rockies pitcher Kyle Freeland tries to get them out for a living."good curveball" and he says torpedo bats are not. He is trying to make sure that hitters miss his pitches, ...