Torpedo bats in MLB are here to stay — and could spark further exploration for a technological edge in baseball and beyond.

Hillerich & Bradley — the Louisville-based company that makes the Louisville Slugger bats — worked with players and engineers ...

The torpedo bats feature an expanded midsection, which is where hitters are most likely to make contact with the ball.

Four teams contacted Louisville Slugger about the model ... For Marucci, which uses largely maple in its professional bats, ...

About one week into the MLB season and all anyone wants to talk about is the 'Torpedo Bat.' Here's a look at what it is and ...

The creator of the famed "Louisville Slugger" -- John Andrew "Bud" Hillerich ... When Bonds set that record, he swung bats made out of maple, not ash. ESPN wrote about this at the time.

Hillerich & Bradsby — the Louisville-based company that makes the Louisville Slugger bats — worked with players and engineers for 18 months to design the torpedo bats. While the torpedo bat ...

"This weekend really, really gave notice to it, but now the analytics people are going, 'Hey, we got to win,'" Bob Hillerich, ...

While not all torpedo bats are made by Louisville Slugger, the famous bat brand in the Derby City has developed the style for its players. So, what is a torpedo bat? A typical wooden baseball bat ...