A torpedo bat model is pictured between two other models so patrons can observe the difference while touring the automated ...

Louisville Slugger Field hosted its first baseball game on April 12, 2000, with a game between the Louisville RiverBats and the Norfolk Tides. The RiverBats lost their home opener 8-5, but the ...

“It’s been very busy,” said Brian Hillerich at Louisville Slugger. “Lots of players calling up wanting the torpedo bats.” Those players include Cincinnati Reds star, Elly De La Cru ...

Hillerich & Bradsby — the Louisville-based company that makes the Louisville Slugger bats — worked with players and engineers for 18 months to design the torpedo bats. While the torpedo bat ...

The AAA affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds return to Louisville Slugger Field this week. The Bats play the Memphis Redbirds on Friday in the first game of the season. But before then, the Bats will ...

Louisville Slugger makes the bats. It began production two years ago, and while it was used by some last season, it has taken Major League Baseball by storm this year. “We are a 141-year-old ...