"The swings were hitting the thickness of the torpedo as opposed to the end of the bat." More than just All-Stars want a crack at the torpedo — a striking design in which wood is moved lower ...

Inside, the many stacks of wood seem a proper fixture given the area’s lumber history. It’s here, at Maine Billets, that torpedo bats — which have taken Major League Baseball by storm this ...

A week has passed since torpedo bats burst onto the scene as the talk of the 2025 MLB season, and the hitting innovation is still buzzing through the industry. We asked our MLB reporters to talk ...

Both Haws and Franchuk want the younger players to get comfortable with all wooden bats, including the torpedo bats. Franchuk puts it this way. “I like to have guys hit with wood as much as ...

His area of expertise? Bats. He stood in front of his bat cage with his arms motioning in sweeping arcs. He proceeded to explain to us the very gentle nature of the gray bat, or as he told us using ...

April 25-25 Twillman Field in Harley Park Friday, April 25 Centralia vs. Kirksville, 4 p.m. Boonville vs. Knob Noster, 6 p.m. Saturday, April 26 Centralia… ...

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