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“The same bat design has been in existence for a century and a half, maybe,” says Alan Nathan, a physicist at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, to NPR ’s Bill Chappell.
From Smithsonian Magazine
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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Closer Devin Williams was absent Tuesday, placed on the paternity list, altering the Yankees’ bullpen formula.
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The Science Behind the MLB ‘Torpedo’ Bats That Everyone’s Talking About—How Do They Work? And Are They Really Better?
Developed by a physicist, these bats have their widest part, called the barrel, closer to the player's hands to offer a better chance of hitting the ball on their "sweet spot"
The science behind Yankees' torpedo bats explained by its inventor - an MIT physicist
Mastermind of torpedo batThe mastermind behind the design is Aaron Leanheardt, a former Massachusetts Institute of Technology physicist turned coach for the Miami Marlins. Leanheardt, who introduced the new bat to the Yankees last season before joining Miami,
Explaining the science behind the 'torpedo bat' used by some Yankees
Each batter using the new product has a custom torpedo bat; where the greater mass of wood is placed depends on an analysis of where on the bat the batter hits the ball most often.
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
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.
Torpedo Bats and Tush Pushes: Controversial Innovation Is Fun for the Game
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Demand for the viral ‘torpedo’ bats has sent a Pennsylvania factory into overdrive
Using a strikingly different model in which wood is moved lower down the barrel after the label and shapes the end a little like a bowling pin, the torpedo bat has become baseball’s latest
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.
Bat Specialist Thinks Torpedo Bats Are Just Start of Bat Science Changes
Torpedo bats are just the beginning when it comes to the changes we'll see coming to bats in Major League Baseball. Keenan Long of LongBall Labs joined MLB Now on Thursday to discuss the new bats and what is next in the search for technology impacting offense in MLB.
Torpedo bats, axe bats, and knobs: A history of baseball bats
Torpedo bats are just the latest innovation in the design of baseball bats, some of which stuck, and others which ... did not.
MIT-educated physicist reveals the secret to Yankees’ success with torpedo bats he created
Aaron Leanhardt, the former Michigan physics professor who got his PhD at MIT and was part of the Yankees organization for six-and-a-half years, had a simple question he was trying to answer when coming up with the idea for the new torpedo-shaped bats five of the team’s players are using this season.
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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,
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