Torpedo Bat Ban Debate

MLB, Rob Manfred and torpedo bat

Torpedo bats are 'absolutely good for baseball,' says MLB commissioner Rob Manfred

M ajor League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred recently addressed the advent and rising popularity of the so-called "torpedo bat," a bowling-pin shaped bat the popularity of whic

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For The Win on MSN · 2h

Rob Manfred gave an adamant response about the torpedo bat’s place in MLB games

Manfred spoke to The New York Times over the weekend, and he explained that he saw the torpedo bat as a positive for baseball. After all, MLB wants offense. It wants excitement — we've seen that with recent rule changes. There's no way Manfred would ban a legal bat with that in mind.

Sports Illustrated on MSN · 17m

Rob Manfred Shared Honest Take on MLB’s Torpedo Bat Craze

The torpedo bat won't be going away anytime soon based on MLB commissioner Rob Manfred's latest comments on the craze. Baseball's specialized bats which took over the league at the start of the season are perfectly legal per the rulebook but have still stirred up controversy over their unorthodox bowling-pin bat structure.

Fox Sports5d

'It’s about the batter not the bat': Torpedo bat designer defends design amid debate

For the MIT-educated physicist behind the torpedo bat, it's more about the talent of the players than their lumber at the plate. The torpedo model — a striking design in which wood is moved ...

2don MSN

Phillies’ Matt Strahm calls for big change in response to torpedo bat craze: ‘Use whatever hitters have’

Torpedo bats have taken the baseball world by storm — and some MLB pitchers are not happy about it. Phillies reliever Matt ...

Yahoo! Sports2d

What exactly is the ‘torpedo bat’ taking the baseball world by storm?

Crochet & Merrill get new deals, Profar hit with PED ban and Torpedo bat tech talk Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman react to Garrett Crochet’s new contract with the Red Sox and what it will mean ...

USA Today5d

What exactly is a torpedo bat? Who invented it? Is it legal? Everything to know

Nine were reportedly hit with the new bats. Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz added more fuel to the fire when he picked up a torpedo bat for the first time Monday night in a homestand series ...

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