When several of them were seen using an odd-looking new weapon, the baseball ... torpedo bat design is the brainchild of Aaron Leanhardt, an MIT physicist who was a professor at the University ...

Baldelli's experience reflected the way hitters have used and assessed bats since the advent of baseball: They'll pick up bats and see how they feel, their interest fueled by the specter of success.

An MIT-educated physics professor at the University ... ash bats for maple. The creation of the bowling pin bat (also known as the torpedo bat) optimizes the most important tool in baseball ...

The torpedo shape of the bat brings more mass to the barrel of the bat. A group of young boys in baseball caps and jerseys peered through the sawdust-covered glass, watching the lathe turn wood to ...

Torpedo bats are all the rage this season, and Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred believes all that chatter is positive for the sport. “They’re absolutely good for baseball ...

(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Torpedo bats are all the rage this season, and Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred ...