But in addition to the New York Yankees hitting a franchise-record nine home runs in Saturday’s historic offensive performance, there was considerable attention on the “torpedo” bats some ...

Teams mentioned bat speed training, “short box” competitive batting practices, and scouting for bat path — and several teams were already trying to mimic those efforts themselves.

During the IPL match between KKR and PBKS, Anrich Nortje's bat failed an on-field size check, highlighting increased scrutiny on bat specifications in IPL 2024. This incident, along with similar ...

That’s all normal stuff for "Big Dumper," as he’s been so affectionately nicknamed, but what’s new is his choice of bat. Raleigh is a recent convert to torpedo bats, which he picked up just ...

You know the deal by now: The New York Yankees hit a bajillion home runs on opening weekend, with several of the sluggers involved swinging “torpedo” bats that are crafted more like bowling ...

At the start of this IPL season, South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada echoed a key concern voiced by many about the lack of balance between bat and ball in T20 cricket. With teams pushing to cross ...

Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Anthony Volpe were among the many players using so-called "torpedo" bats when they joined the home-run party and helped propel the Yanks to their historic home run barrage.

In the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL), officials have introduced stricter measures to ensure that bats used by players comply with established size regulations. The initiative aims to maintain ...

During their IPL match against Punjab Kings on Tuesday, two Kolkata Knight Riders’s batsmen – Sunil Narine and Anrich Nortje – saw their bats fail the on-field gauge test and were made to replace them ...

They wanted to make more contact with pitches and they wanted to strike the ball more often with the bat’s “sweet spot,” or the densest area. “They’re going to point to a location on the ...

As other sports have adapted to technology advancement, popular opinion and culture shifts, baseball has been a stalwart in tradition – one of which is the bats hitters use. But in 2025 ...

There was a time in the Indian Premier League (IPL) when Matthew Hayden came out with the Mongoose bat, and the discussions around it dominated cricket fan groups. Since then, several instances have ...