Torpedo bats are sweeping the baseball world, with one MLB pitcher hoping to regain competitiveness for Harer.
The pitcher used pine tar for better grip on the pitch, but the trend has grown to the point Major League Baseball A foreign object was cracked in 2021.
The pitchers were so sticky that they were too dominant.
This material is used to increase the spin rate. This increases ball breakage and reduces attacks.
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Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Matt Stram will pitch the pitch in eight innings against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. (Reggie Hildred/Imagn Images)
After the New York Yankees set up MLB records with 18 home runs in their first four games, some of which were hits with torpedo bats.
“Let them use whatever they want. Let the pitchers use whatever batters in their deck circle use whatever they want,” Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Matt Stram posted on X this week. “And don't check us out like criminals every time we walk or get off the field. I'm just a pitcher, but I think the better grip helps swing harder…”
The referee checks pitchers before entering the game and checks between substance innings. The inspection caused several ejections, resulting in a 10-game halt. “Spider Tack” became a popular trend, but pitchers often used their own sweat and rosin combination to create stickiness.
Strahm added, “Some of those things were a little bit more.” But it was added“Whatever the batter can use to hold the bat better, we can use it.”
Torpedo bats have barrels elsewhere. Instead of being on the edge of the bat, the barrel is closer to the handle and gives the bat the shape of a bowling pin. Some players will have more contact with the ball on the label instead of the traditional barrel of the bat. Torpedo bats move the barrel to the label, which makes the baseball more barrel when they come into contact.
The New York Yankees' 2-base-handed Jazz Chischorum Jr. holds a torpedo bat after watching three home runs with the Milwaukee Brewers in seven innings at Yankee Stadium on March 30, 2025. (Brad Penner/Imagn image)
The uniquely shaped bat dominated the conversation between players and fans this weekend after the Yankees' offensive eruption.
“I think it's awful,” Brewers' relief a. Striver Megill said. New York Post Legal bats. “We see what the data is saying. I've never seen anything like that before. I feel it's something that's used in slo pitch softball. It's a genius: put all the masses in one place. It might be a bush [league]. It may not be the case. But it's the Yankees, so they slide it. ”
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The Yankees are not the only team using bats. MLB Social Media Accounts posted a brief explanatory person to x The torpedo bats highlighted four players from four teams: Francisco Lindor, Yandi Diaz, Anthony Volpe and Ryan Jeffers.
Cincinnati Reds Shortstop Ellie de la Cruz decides to try a torpedo bat in Monday's Reds game against the Texas Rangers after seeing the Yankees' offensive onslaught. He went 4-5 with two home runs, a Reds double and seven RBIs, winning 14-3 Ranger.
New York Yankees short stop Anthony Volpe will continue his swing using a torpedo bat in his first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Yankee Stadium on March 30, 2025. (Brad Penner/Imagn image)
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MLB Rule 3.02 states, “The bat must be a smooth round stick of less than 2.61 inches in diameter and less than 42 inches at the thickest part. The rules also state that “experimental bats cannot be used” until the manufacturer has secured approval from Major League Baseball for his design and manufacturing methods.
Ryan Canfield of Fox News contributed to this report.
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