The hype around torpedo bats being the ultimate tool for hitters is premature. The talk around the equipment makes it sound like players are out there using -3 aluminum bats like college hitters. The reality is not even close to that.

Long before baseball was abuzz with talk of “Torpedo” bats, Cardinals standout Brendan Donovan traveled to the Tennessee factory of his batmakers and designed lumber with relocated and larger sweet spots.

After the new design erupted into the public’s attention last weekend, there was an instant surge of interest.

From Moneyball to analytics to torpedo bats, MLB teams are desperate for an edge and will look for one in every nook and cranny.

Major League Baseball is buzzing over torpedo bats. Here's an inside look at the demand for the bats, and how one factory is trying to keep up.

Torpedo bats are just the latest innovation in the design of baseball bats, some of which stuck, and others which ... did not.

By now, you’ve probably heard about baseball’s greatest innovation since the curveball: MLB’s new “torpedo” bat, the reconfigured bat that moves the barrel — or the sweet spot — closer to the handle, seemingly turning even the most meager of hitters into home run machines.

ARLINGTON - Joc Pederson became the first Ranger to deploy a torpedo bat. Result: Initial failure to launch. Pederson, a self-described bat lover, got a few bats on Friday from the Sam Bat and Tucci companies, gave them a whirl in batting practice and took it into the game against Tampa Bay.

Players expected to use a Torpedo Bat tonight: Elly De La Cruz (CIN) Jose Trevino (CIN) Dansby Swanson (CHC) Nico Hoerner (CHC) Ryan Jeffers (MIN) Francisco Lindor (NYM) Anthony Volpe (NYY) Austin Wells (NYY) Cody Bellinger (NYY) Jazz Chisholm Jr. (NYY) Paul Goldschmidt (NYY)…

The newest innovation in baseball, the bat has a seemingly inflated barrel that is thickest and heaviest where the player most frequently makes contact.