Tag: torpedo
Don’t overthink the torpedo bats
Linda Holmes On Monday, March 31, at the Philadelphia Phillies’ home opener at Citizens Bank Park, with two outs in the bottom of the first inning, with the count at one ball and one strike, Phillies slugger Bryce Harper smacked the ball, hard. You could hear it — smack. And that home crowd (which I…
The Science behind Baseball’s ‘Torpedo Bats’
Why the New ‘Torpedo Bat’ Is Hitting It out of the Park After a stellar Yankees win on Saturday, torpedo bats are in the spotlight. Is there science behind these baseball bats? By Stephanie Pappas edited by Dean Visser The New York Yankees’ Austin Wells swings the new torpedo bat and hits a home run…