It has a seemingly inflated barrel that is thickest and heaviest where the player most frequently makes contact, then narrowing at the end.

Baseball season is back, and so are the Bronx Bombers — blasting their way into the headlines behind a new weapon: Torpedo Bats. After tying an MLB record with 15 home runs in their first three games,

An MIT-educated physicist is credited with the design of the new "torpedo" bat. It's sparked a power surge in parts of baseball.

New torpedo bats drew attention when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers that traveled a combined 3,695 feet on Saturday. Here's what they are, where they came from and who is using them.

With 15 home runs in their first three games, the New York Yankees are flexing their muscles thanks to bats created by former Michigan physicist.

Many of the Yankees used torpedo bats while posting historic numbers this weekend. Here's how the team started using the oddly-shaped bats and why they're legal.

The Yankees all having torpedo bats is giving that time Malfoy’s dad bought the whole Slytherin quidditch team Nimbus 2001s.'

The Houston Astros are seeking a ninth trip to the postseason in the last 11 years, but that lofty goal has taken a backseat to the impact the New York Yankees' new "torpedo" bats are having. The general concept of the bat is to shift the sweet spot of the barrel closer to the player's hands,