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The New York Times |
Because the torpedo is so unexpected, so visual, so obvious in its impact and just plain quirky, it is the innovation story of the year (so far!) in sports.
Bleacher Report |
New York faced the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday in its fourth game of the season and wasted no time making early noise with solo home runs from Jasson Domínguez in the third inning and Anthony Vol...
U.S. News & World Report |
The torpedo model — a striking design in which wood is moved lower down the barrel after the label and shapes the end a little like a bowling pin — became the talk of major league baseball over the w...

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It's another day and another record for the New York Yankees offense and the torpedo bats some of their players are using this year. New York faced the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday in its fourth game of the season and wasted no time making early noise with solo home runs from Jasson Domínguez in the third inning and Anthony Volpe in the fourth inning.
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Is college baseball better off with wooden bats? Here's what Jay Johnson and LSU think.
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