2005: MLB commissions a scientific study that finds a negligible difference between batted-ball exit velocities for maple and ash bats. 2009: MLB implements new rules regarding the minimum wood ...

The bat shall be one piece of solid wood.”Bats are allowed to have a cupped indentation up to 1 1/14 inches deep, 2 inches wide, and with at least a 1-inch diameter.However, any experimental ...

According to MLB regulations, bats must be round, smooth, and no larger than 2.61 inches in diameter or 42 inches in length. Therefore, the Yankees’ Torpedo bats’ wood is legal. However, the ...

Cape Cod League baseball players and managers prefer wood bats over aluminum bats, mirroring professional baseball. Wood bats ...

The torpedo bats used by MLB players stirred conversation, ... 2.61 inches in diameter at the thickest part and not more than 42 inches in length. The bat shall be one piece of solid wood." ...

Heading into the 2025 College World Series, here's a closer look at why most of college baseball uses metal bats ...

For the 2025 season, at least three active MVP winners — Ronald Acuna Jr., Cody Bellinger and Christian Yelich — are swinging Slugger bats, Redman said. Louisville natives Jo Adell, Will Smith and ...

Torpedo bats have been a hit among Major League Baseball players. The MLB-legal, tailor-made bats with weight distribution toward the barrel have become the talk of the town after the New York ...

MLB has weighed in on the New York Yankees’ “torpedo” style bats that drew attention on Saturday. The Yankees pounded out 9 home runs amid a 20-9 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.

Torpedo bats are changing Major League Baseball, but with his head in the sand, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred wants us to know: "Nothing to see here!" ...