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Who invented torpedo bats? Miami Marlins field coordinator Aaron Leanhardt (72) in the dugout against the Atlanta Braves in the fifth inning April 4, 2025, at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia.

The "torpedo" bat used by several players on the New York Yankees was created by Aaron Leanhardt, an MIT physicist who now coaches for the Miami Marlins. Leanhardt developed the torpedo bat from ...

The sweet spot feels better, sounds better, and more importantly hits the ball better. Now back to the torpedo bat. It's designed so that the wider part of the bat IS the sweet spot.

The torpedo bat’s shape might change the sweet spot, Smith says, but if such bats end up lighter than traditional ones, the bat-ball collision might actually transfer less energy and lead to ...

The "torpedo bat" addresses the issue by shifting the maximum diameter of the bat closer to the sweet spot, or the area where the ball makes contact. According to Pritchard, this shift alters the ...