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Some players are ready to experiment with the torpedo bats. Others are quick to call them a scourge.
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Costantini had a similar process and thought the hype surrounding the torpedo since it exploded into the baseball consciousness over the weekend was a “hoax.”
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Days later, the calls and orders, and test drives -- from big leaguers to rec leaguers -- are humming inside Victus Sports.

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Every Single MLB Team Ordered Torpedo Bats Within Days of Yankees' Home Run Outburst
Torpedo bats have taken the MLB world by storm in just the week or so since Opening Day. The New York Yankees, who started using these specialized bats this season, have already hit 22 home runs since Thursday,
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.
Inside the 48 hours when torpedo bats took over MLB
During spring training, someone in the organization had mentioned to Kay that the team's analytics department had counseled players on where pitches tended to strike their bats, and with subsequent buy-in from some of the players,
Demand for Viral 'Torpedo' Baseball Bats Has Sent a Pennsylvania Factory Into Overdrive
Torpedo bats drew attention over the weekend when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers in one game
8 MLB Hitters Best Suited To Power Up with the Torpedo Bat
On the off-chance anyone is still in the dark, the torpedo bat is potentially the most exciting innovation to hit MLB in a long time. A bat model that is thickest where the hitter is most likely to make contact?
Relive some big home runs by players with torpedo bats
Check out some of the home runs hit this season by players using torpedo bats.
At Victus’ bat factory, surging interest in torpedo bats has workers scrambling to meet demand
Torpedo bats drew attention over the weekend when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers in one game.
Sporticast 437: Torpedo Bat Mania Is About Online Virality, Not Baseball
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including the online hysteria surrounding the ‘torpedo bats‘ in MLB.
If the torpedo bats mean more fun in baseball, John Rooke says let's not ban them
But let’s also not rule out — if the hitters can use “accessories” (talc, sticky stuff) to assist with their grip in at-bats, why can’t pitchers?
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Yankees' new 'Torpedo' bats create a stir amid 15-homer weekend barrage
Standing in front of his Yankee Stadium locker on Sunday, Anthony Volpe presented two bats for inspection. In his left hand, the Yankees shortstop displayed one he had used last season; in his right,
Yankees' torpedo bats: Everything to know about the controversial new bats
With 15 home runs in their first three games, the New York Yankees are flexing their muscles. Could part of their success be due to a new bat design?
Bombs away: Viral coverage stirs debate on New York Yankees’ ‘torpedo bats’
The New York Yankees' new torpedo bats, developed by MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt who has also done work for NASA, have gone viral and sparked a fierce debate.
Pirates players weigh in on torpedo bats amid series with Yankees
The Yankees were at PNC Park for the Pirates home opener on Friday, and they brought their torpedo bats with them.
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Yankees' torpedo bats created by ex-Michigan physicist: Everything to know about new bats
The New York Yankees certainly lived up to their celebrated nickname in a season-opening sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers. The Bronx Bombers belted a record-tying 15 home runs in their first three ...
What the Houston Astros are saying about torpedo bats. 'Why not try it?'
MINNEAPOLIS — Zach Dezenzo was rehabbing an injury at the Houston Astros’ minor-league facility in Florida last season when he first beheld a bat that he still thinks “looks weird.” Its barrel bulged and tapered into a skinner end. Its shape resembled that of a bowling pin.
Torpedo bats are the buzz in baseball. Sea Dogs players eager to try them out
The new bats caused excitement when New York Yankees hitters clobbered home runs with them opening weekend, and that has some Portland players eager to give the torpedo bat some swings.
A Maine business helped create the new 'torpedo bats' taking the MLB by storm
Torpedo bats are thinner at the top with more wood closer to the batter’s hands. The Yankees debuted these new bats in their opening weekend and hit 15 home runs.
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