Explaining the science behind the 'torpedo bat' used by some Yankees
Each batter using the new product has a custom torpedo bat; where the greater mass of wood is placed depends on an analysis ...
Want to buy a torpedo bat? Here's how you can hit dingers, too
Several baseball bat manufacturers, such as Victus, listed torpedo-style bats for sale on their websites, including the version used by Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe. The bats appeared on the Victus ...
A Pennsylvania company is behind the torpedo bats taking baseball by storm
Baseball is already seeing a new phenomenon this year -- torpedo bats. The tapered bats that focus weight to the sweet spot, potentially enabling bigger hits are made by King of Prussia-based Victus ...
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Making wooden baseball bats with a lathe, deer antlers, and stain
An curved arrow pointing right. Xylo Bats is a company in Texas crafting custom wooden baseball bats. Owner Leland Wetzel made his first bat in 2012, and now the company produces over 1,000 bats a ...
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The Yankees weird-looking custom bats, explained
Perhaps the team's newly-designed wooden bats had something to do with it? Yankees play-by-play broadcaster Michael Kay detailed during the game how New York redesigned its wooden bats thanks to a ...
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Is college baseball better off with wooden bats? Here's what Jay Johnson and LSU think.
Johnson said the uptick in homers has led some SEC coaches to believe the college game should transition to using wooden bats ...
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Is college baseball better off with wooden bats? Here's what Jay Johnson and LSU think.
Johnson said the uptick in homers has led some SEC coaches to believe the college game should transition to using wooden bats. Johnson is not among them. He argues home runs and high scores have ...