The logic behind the torpedo bats seems deceptively simple: Their bulbous shape comes from analyzing how hitters tend to make ...

The newest innovation in baseball, the bat has a seemingly inflated barrel that is thickest and heaviest where the player ...

Developed by a physicist, these bats have their widest part, called the barrel, closer to the player's hands to offer a ...

In the early days of this year’s season, 'torpedo' bats have become all the rage for big-league hitters. And now, they are ...

But because of the shape, the bat feels easier to swing, and the ball is more likely to make contact with the bat’s thickest section, leading to a more solid hit. A traditional baseball bat has ...

So something with even a modest effect on the trajectory of the ball is intriguing. And that's why there's been so much talk ...

Torpedo bats drew attention over the weekend when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers in one game ...

But after dozens of swings in the cage, where he said the balance was better, the ball sounded more crisp off the bat, the left-handed hitter ordered on the spot four custom-crafted torpedo bats ...