When bats aren't flying, they often dangle from cave ceilings or the undersides of bridges. But why do bats sleep upside down? This topsy-turvy behavior may result from the evolutionary journey bats ...

MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt has been credited with creating the torpedo bats. Leanhardt previously served as a hitting ...

JUST DAYS INTO THE NEW BASEBALL SEASON, HILLERICH AND BRADSBY WORKED WITH PLAYERS ON FOUR MAJOR LEAGUE TEAMS TO DEVELOP BATS IN THE SHAPE OF A TORPEDO. IN 2023, THE BARRELS ARE LARGER, WHICH MOVES ...

Initially popularized by the New York Yankees during a recent power surge, the torpedo bat features a shape that resembles a bowling pin. The mass is concentrated lower in the barrel, moving the ...

FALL RIVER, Mass. (WJAR) — Torpedo-shaped bats have gained attention after the New York Yankees' 15-homer weekend. A torpedo bat is essentially just a different shaped bat, looking more like a ...

For his first day of work in June 1999, Scott Smith arrived at the makeshift bat factory, a three-level brick corner house in Ottawa, Ontario. Sam Holman handed Smith an order form: six bats ...

Aaron Judge, using a bat with a conventional shape, hit a 468-foot shot that made the Yankees the first team to homer on each of a game’s first three pitches since MLB’s records began in 1988.