The New York Yankees quietly brought a physics experiment to the plate. Then came the home-run barrage.

It was the first time Alonso had even been in New York since October, when the Mets’ magical postseason run came to an end.

The New York Yankees' new torpedo bats, developed by MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt who has also done work for NASA, have gone ...

A few days ago, no one on the planet had heard of torpedo bats. Well, except for some well-connected baseball insiders who obsessively follow such things. But don’t worry, this isn’t an inside ...

The New York Yankees’ new torpedo bats, developed by MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt who has also done work for NASA, have gone viral and sparked a fierce debate.

Stanton used the torpedo bat throughout last season and his ... Their nine-homer game started with three bombs in three pitches off of former teammate Nestor Cortes Jr.. Even with their bad ...

The torpedo bats have the barrel of the bat in a different location. Instead of being at the end of the bat, the barrel is closer to the handle, which gives the bat a bowling pin shape.

A stack of torpedo bats after they came out of a baseball bat lathe at the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory in Louisville, Ky. on Mar. 31, 2025. Sam Upshaw Jr Courier Journal/USA TODAY NETWORK ...

MIAMI (AP) — For the MIT-educated physicist behind the torpedo bat, it’s more about the talent of the players than their lumber at the plate. The torpedo model — a striking design in which ...

That extends to the bat he uses. Well, at least it did. Swanson has been using the new “torpedo” bat in games this season, along with second baseman Nico Hoerner. Other Cubs hitters have ...

So this is not the bat that the Yankees were using to pound out 36 runs in 3 games. This is not *** torpedo bat. This is like *** traditional bat. Yeah, if that's the bat they were using ...