What sets the "torpedo bat" apart is not just its design but the way it integrates modern physics into America's pastime. Pritchard believes that this is just the beginning.

Emile Kinst’s ball-bat, aka the “banana” bat. (image: Robert Edward Auctions) This kind may even have been used by minor league players, but by the dawn of the 20th century, restrictions on ...

Babe Ruth used this bat to hit his first home run in Yankee Stadium in 1923; it's seen here in 2004 at Sotheby's in New York. Bat design hasn't changed much in more than 100 years, other than ...

The New York Yankees’ 20-9 win against the Milwaukee Brewers last Saturday has put the spotlight on the odd, bowling-pin-shaped “torpedo bat” that many of the team’s players were swinging.

NEW YORK — The Yankees’ record-setting performance on offense against the Brewers on Saturday featured a new bat design that’s so unusual it looks illegal at first glance. Play-by-play ...

NEW YORK — The Yankees’ record-setting performance on offense against the Brewers on Saturday featured a new bat design that’s so unusual it looks illegal at first glance. Play-by-play ...