Torpedo Bat Ban Debate

Rob Manfred, MLB and torpedo bat

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

Major 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 which has coincided with a very modest spike in the league home-run rate relative to last season.

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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.

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Rob Manfred breaks silence on Yankees’ torpedo bat hubbub

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred is speaking out about the torpedo bat situation in baseball. Manfred sees no issue with the bats after the New York Yankees shocked MLB by using them to start the year.

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Iconic YouTuber Demands a Ban on Yankees’ Torpedo Bat Before It ‘Ruins Baseball’

The New York Yankees have taken baseball by storm to begin the 2025 MLB season. However, the reason why is because of the new ...

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'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 ...

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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 ...

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