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Torpedo Bats, Explained

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The Yankees’ impressive start puts a recent baseball innovation in the spotlight.

Paul Goldschmidt of the New York Yankees at the plate using a torpedo bat during a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on April 1, 2025, at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

By Joseph Polidoro

Published April 8, 2025

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Alan Nathan hadn’t been watching the 2025 season-opening series between the New York Yankees and the Milwaukee Brewers when he got a text from a colleague who works for the Atlanta Braves: “What’s going on with these bats?