Torpedo bats are all the rage around Major League Baseball this week, but are they here to stay? The Yankees’ power display over the weekend \-\- New York hit 15 home runs in a three-game home sweep o

Torpedo bats are just the latest innovation in the design of baseball bats, some of which stuck, and others which ... did not.

If you’re a baseball fan, you likely have spent the last week hearing a lot about the “torpedo bat” the New York Yankees recently debuted to much success. So what is it exactly?

With 15 home runs in their first three games, the New York Yankees are flexing their muscles. Could part of their success be due to a new bat design?

By now, you’ve probably heard about baseball’s greatest innovation since the curveball: MLB’s new “torpedo” bat, the reconfigured bat that moves the barrel — or the sweet spot — closer to the handle, seemingly turning even the most meager of hitters into home run machines.

Alec Bohm had a torpedo bat for the Phillies' home opener at Citizens Bank Park on Monday, and singled with it to lead off the bottom of the fourth inning – though the third baseman did go 1-for-4 with a strikeout in the club's 6-1 win over the Colorado Rockies.

Chisholm Jr. is right, the bats are legal, and Major League Baseball has since shared its stance on the bats and the legality.

An early storyline in the 2025 MLB season has been the "torpedo" bats used by the New York Yankees. In its first two games, the lineup cranked 11 home