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What's a torpedo bat? The history of the Yankees' controversial new baseball bats
The reconfiguration gives the bat the shape of a torpedo -- or a bowling pin, which doesn't sound nearly as menacing or ...
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred breaks silence on torpedo bats
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred expressed support for the torpedo bats in a recent interview amid the craze that's been the talk of baseball.
Baseball Bat Expert Sets Record Straight on Torpedo Bat 'Fallacy'
Torpedo bats are all the rage in Major League Baseball these days, but one bat expert set the record straight on an idea that has been floating around.
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The Art and Science of Bats
the bat has achieved respectability as a symbol of happiness and good luck. Too often, popular misconceptions have labeled bats as "dirty," "disease carriers," or "blood suckers," an ...
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Torpedo-shaped bats draw attention after Yankees hit franchise-record 9 homers
NEW YORK — New torpedo bats drew attention when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers that traveled a ...
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After homer barrage, Yankees address torpedo bats
The new torpedo bats drew attention when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers that traveled a combined 3,695 feet on Saturday. Using a strikingly different model in which wood is ...
Sportsbooks unfazed by new torpedo bats: ‘We don’t do any knee-jerk reactions’
Bettors are all over the torpedo bat craze, but what do the sportsbooks think? Max Meyer talked to oddsmakers to find out.