Throughout the season, the CBS Sports MLB experts will bring you a weekly Batting Around roundtable breaking down pretty much anything. The latest news, a historical question, thoughts about the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (AP) — A 70-year-old ...

Baseball bat manufacturers had little evidence to suggest a spike in sales was just around the corner when Major League Baseball's newest season opened last week. It had been four years since ...

The torpedo bat has Brent Rooker’s attention, and the A’s slugger decided it’s worth giving a try despite using the same bat model since 2018. And with the new bat’s rising popularity and it becoming ...

Aaron Leanhardt may not have been a household name in Major League Baseball. But thanks to his invention of the torpedo bat that's taken over the league in 2025, the former MIT physicist has become a ...

Video above: The latest news and weather headlinesFor 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 ...

The Bronx Bombers now have torpedoes in their arsenal. The wood of the bat is shifted from the barrel towards the batter's hands to create a custom sweet spot where contact is most frequently made.

The torpedo bats have the barrel of the bat in a different location. Instead of being at the end of the bat, the barrel is closer to the handle, which gives the bat a bowling pin shape. Some players ...