Torpedo bats drew attention over the weekend when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers in one game.

In the late 1990s, an Ottawa man changed bat technology with the creation of maple bats. Soon, almost every major leaguer ...

The newest innovation in baseball, the bat has a seemingly inflated barrel that is thickest and heaviest where the player most frequently makes contact.

KANSAS CITY — The Yankees and their “torpedo” bats were the talk of the Guardians ’ clubhouse before Sunday’s game against ...

For Marucci, which uses largely maple in its professional bats, sourcing wood isn’t an issue, as it owns a timber company in Pennsylvania and two mills. (In addition, metal bats used in youth ...

At 1:54 ET on Saturday afternoon, New York Yankees play-by-play man Michael Kay lit the fuse on what will be remembered as ...

The game sent shockwaves across Major League Baseball. Other MLB teams have since placed an influx of orders with Hillerich & Bradsby, the Louisville-based company that makes Louisville Slugger bats ...

The torpedo bat gained popularity after the Yankees hit 15 home runs during their first three games, but not all players are sold on the new shape.

Nippon Professional Baseball on Friday notified its 12 clubs that players can use so-called torpedo bats in regular-season ...

But before those dingers became the talk of baseball, Hillerich & Bradley — the Louisville-based company that makes ...

Torpedo bats in MLB are here to stay — and could spark further exploration for a technological edge in baseball and beyond.