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.

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 ...

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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 ...

But what the heck is a sweet spot? Ah, that's where the physics fun comes in. The Basic Collision of Ball and Stick. In physics, we like to use idealized situations to get a handle on how things work.

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.

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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 ...

Shortstop Anthony Volpe and second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. are two players using a design where the barrel is placed in a nontraditional spot on the bat, according to YES Network, and both ...

Carpenter's bat can be seen separating from the piece in his hand mid-swing. The barrel of the bat actually makes contact with the ball, causing it to hit off the mitt of Gary Sánchez.

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 ...