“I believe that issues like the torpedo bat and the debate around it demonstrate the fact that baseball still occupies a unique place in our culture,” Manfred told The New York Times.

For the MIT-educated physicist behind the torpedo bat, it's more about the talent of the players than their lumber at the plate. The torpedo model — a striking design in which wood is moved ...

Volpe hit four home runs in the New York Yankees first five games as his magical torpedo bat took the league by storm. That ...

The new bats shift more of the wood toward the area where the hitter will hit the ball, and it’s created quite the debate ... bat and making the thing like a cork bat with this hump, this ...

I believe that issues like the torpedo bat and the debate around it demonstrate the ... inclined to push for any rule changes that would ban the torpedo bat.

There's no way Manfred would ban a legal bat with that in mind. He said via The New York Times: They’re absolutely good for baseball. I believe that issues like the torpedo bat and the debate ...

Torpedo bats have caused much controversy and debate over their inclusion in Major League games since their invention.” Liam ...

A few days ago, no one on the planet had heard of torpedo bats ... in the boroughs – have developed this new bat. And it has sparked a fierce debate, which is good for a slow-moving game ...

The reconfiguration gives the bat the shape of a torpedo -- or a bowling pin, which doesn't sound nearly as menacing or apropos. Because the Yankees hit bombs with them. Nine of their MLB record ...