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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.

Aaron Leanhardt, the aforementioned MIT physicist, began designing the Yankees’ torpedo bats in 2022 as a minor-league hitting coach for the team, and some major leaguers were using them last year.

Customers Ed Costantini, right, and Jack Bradley try a torpedo baseball bat at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa. [ MATT ROURKE | AP ] More than just All-Stars want a crack at the torpedo — a ...

The torpedo bats are safely within MLB rules, which dictate only that bats must be “solid wood, round, shorter than 42 inches, and no wider than 2.61 inches,” according to Baseball Prospectus.

The torpedo bats are safely within MLB rules, which dictate only that bats must be “solid wood, round, shorter than 42 inches, and no wider than 2.61 inches,” according to Baseball Prospectus.

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