The New York Yankees quietly brought a physics experiment to the plate. Then came the home-run barrage.

The New York Yankees' new torpedo bats, developed by MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt who has also done work for NASA, have gone ...

Many of the Yankees used torpedo bats while posting historic numbers this weekend. Here's how the team started using the ...

The New York Yankees set a franchise record with nine home runs in a single game Saturday, March 28, as they pounded the ...

A few days ago, no one on the planet had heard of torpedo bats. Well, except for some well-connected baseball insiders who obsessively follow such things. But don’t worry, this isn’t an inside ...

Two players lighting up box scores early this year — Spencer Torkelson of the Tigers and Ben Rice of the Yankees — offer ...

The reconfiguration gives the bat the shape of a torpedo -- or a bowling pin, which doesn't sound nearly as menacing or apropos. Because the Yankees hit bombs with them. Nine of their MLB record ...