Will there be a significant offensive surge in baseball now that hitters across the league want their hands on the bats? Maybe, but not anytime soon.

After the Yankees' home run barrage with bats that look like bowling pins, the innovation is sweeping baseball.

He became the Yankees’ major league analyst in 2024, and players within the organization soon began using torpedo bats in regular ... 2 inches wide and with at least a 1-inch diameter, and ...

There are five Yankees currently using the “torpedo bats” that had their explosive ... which includes a pair of American League MVP seasons in 2022, when he hit an AL-record 62 homers, and ...

"It likely helps with bat control and bat speed," said Ryan Cousins, owner of Baseball 365, which sells a wide variety ... the other major league players who have used a torpedo bat to start ...

Four teams contacted Louisville Slugger about the model, but when the so-called torpedo bat was introduced around big-league clubhouses last season, adoption was hardly widespread. On the eve of ...

It goes on to state there may be a cupped indentation up to 1 1/4 inches in depth, 2 inches wide ... in major league history. Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz used a torpedo bat for ...

He was a minor league hitting coordinator for the team, and with league-wide batting ... forsook ash bats for maple. The creation of the bowling pin bat (also known as the torpedo bat) optimizes ...