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MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt has been credited with creating the torpedo bats. Leanhardt previously served as a hitting analyst with the Yankees before he joined the Miami Marlins as a field coordinator in the offseason.

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Yankees players using new bat style: Explaining 'torpedo' shape and why it appears to be legal under MLB rules

Yes, the Yankees have a literal genius MIT Physicist, Lenny (who is the man), on payroll. He invented the “Torpedo” barrel. It brings more wood - and mass - to where you most often make contact as a hitter. The idea is to increase the number of “barrels” and decrease misses. pic.twitter.com/CsC1wkAM9G

Bleacher Report · 11d

MIT Physicist Explains Creation of New MLB 'Torpedo' Bat Used by Yankees Sluggers

While Aaron Judge rocked three homers using his normal bat, a number of Yankees opted for the Torpedo bat, which was designed in part by former Massachusetts Institute of Technology physicist Aaron Leanhardt and are notable for being densest at the barrel, or the "sweet spot" of the bat.

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What's a torpedo bat? The history of the Yankees' controversial new baseball bats

The reconfiguration gives the bat the shape of a torpedo -- or a bowling pin ... terrible,” Brewers closer Trevor Megill ...

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Should Nationals Begin Using Yankees' New "Torpedo" Bat Design?

The Washington Nationals are a rebuilding team that's finally starting to show real progress after a rough half-decade, but ...

Yankees Catcher J.C. Escarra Defends 'Torpedo' Bats, 'You Still Have to Swing the Bat'

The torpedo bats drew attention on Saturday when YES Network broadcaster Michael Kay said on the telecast of the Yankees' ...

USA Today10d

The Yankees' torpedo bats, explained: Everything to know about them

The New York Yankees have stirred up controversy to start ... pitches and they wanted to strike the ball more often with the bat’s “sweet spot,” or the densest area.

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'It's interesting': Guardians hitters discuss their thoughts on the torpedo bat question

Torpedo bats have become the No. 1 discussion point around Major League Baseball. The Guardians hitters haven't yet adopted ...

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Yankees' torpedo bats: Everything to know about the controversial new bats

All things Yankees: Latest New York Yankees news, schedule, roster, stats, injury updates and more. The result gives ...

New York Post11d

Why some Yankees switched to eye-opening ‘torpedo’ bat shape — and the physicist behind it

Volpe is one of five Yankees who are using the new torpedo bat, in which more wood (and therefore mass) is closer to the label of the bat than the typical barrel. The new dimensions do not ...

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Yankees Suddenly Slumping as New Bat Buzz Disappears

Casey Mize blanked them over six innings, and the Yankees struggled to square anything up. That includes pitches they were ...

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