The torpedo is the talk of 2025, but bat experiments have changed baseball and created controversy for 150 years.

and in his hands was a torpedo bat designed for Chicago Cubs infielder Nico Hoerner. Hillerich, the vice president of ...

Torpedo bats in MLB are here to stay — and could spark further exploration for a technological edge in baseball and beyond.

they sent it to Victus to begin manufacturing Volpe's personalized torpedo bat. How does it work? Victus moved the wood from the part of the bat that Volpe doesn't use to the area where he most ...

It’s been just two weeks since Opening Day, but it only took one series for a defining subplot of the 2025 season to emerge: torpedo bats. The controversial new equipment immediately stole ...

though he admits that "torpedo sounds kind of cooler." Figuring out the right balance took time. Bowling pin bats take precision to produce. Every fraction of an ounce in bat manufacturing matters.

WELL, LOUISVILLE SLUGGERS TORPEDO BAT IS NOT NEW, BUT IT IS DRAWING ATTENTION ... it's going to make a difference," said vice president of manufacturing and product development Bob Hillerich ...

are swinging a so-called torpedo bat, which uses a manufacturing tweak to shift some of a traditional bat’s mass a few inches in toward the batter. Instead of the bats we’re used to seeing ...

and in his hands was a torpedo bat designed for Chicago Cubs infielder Nico Hoerner. Hillerich, the vice president of Hillerich & Bradley's manufacturing and product development, is a fifth ...