'Wood is wood': WSU research finds Yankees’ viral 'torpedo' bats perform the same as traditional bats

Scientists took their best swing at the torpedo bat design, which relies on a slightly different shape in which wood is ...
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The history of bats: How MLB lumber has changed, from corking and axe handles all the way to torpedo bats

The curiosity of it all is that for as much the baseball bat itself has changed, the rules presiding over those changes have changed very little. Here are the bat regulations laid out during a ...
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Lab tests find Yankees' torpedo bat matches standard bat for power

The New York Yankees took the baseball world by storm with the newly designed torpedo bat last year, but the revolutionary design has ended up being no better than a standard bat for hitting the ball ...
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What are 'torpedo' bats? How Louisville Slugger is in on the latest MLB craze

A certain style of baseball bat is taking the MLB by storm.The New York Yankees crushed a team-record 9 home runs against the Brewers on Saturday, but all the attention was on the bats some of the ...