KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. — A 70-year-old man who plays in an area senior hardball league popped into Victus Sports this week because he needed bats for the new season. Plus, he just had to take some ...

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. — A 70-year-old man who plays in an area senior hardball league popped into Victus Sports last week because he needed bats for the new season. Plus, he just had to take some ...

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KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. — A 70-year-old man who plays in an area senior hardball league popped into Victus Sports this week because he needed bats for the new season. Plus he just had to take some cuts ...

Apr 6, 2025; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Detail view of the torpedo bat used by New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. (13) against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the first inning at ...

Once the player chooses the right bat – maybe even a torpedo bat – construction begins. Marucci owns their own wood mill in Pennsylvania, so first, they ship and dry the wood – usually maple.

Brian Hillerich, the director of professional bat production at Hillerich & Bradsby Co., which makes bats for Louisville Slugger, said that even if torpedo bats are not more powerful, they still ...

The torpedo bats do not violate MLB’s rules, which state under 3.02: “The bat shall be a smooth, round stick not more than 2.61 inches in diameter at the thickest part and not more than 42 ...

Some Major League Baseball players are switching to torpedo bats with a different design that features the thickest part – traditionally at the end – moved more toward the middle.

Velocity alone isn’t enough anymore. To keep hitters from squaring up torpedo-shaped bats — or whatever bat shape comes next — pitchers must live on the edges and keep hitters guessing.