"I believe that issues like the 'torpedo' bat and the debate around it demonstrate the fact that baseball still occupies a unique place in our culture because people get into a complete frenzy ...

The Yankees had unleashed nine home runs in a 20-9 win against Milwaukee, and some of their hitters lifted new lumber—the torpedo bat. Nathan is a professor emeritus of physics at the University ...

New equipment isn’t introduced to Major League Baseball often, but the torpedo bat represents a change in the design of a piece of equipment that’s been part of the game from the start ...

The New York Yankees' use of the torpedo bat has caused some controversy but they're not the first team to utilise the new shape.

There's no way Manfred would ban a legal bat with that in mind. He said via The New York Times: They’re absolutely good for baseball. I believe that issues like the torpedo bat and the debate ...

Manfred spoke to The New York Times over the weekend, and he explained that he saw the torpedo bat as a positive for baseball ...

“I believe that issues like the torpedo bat and the debate around ... when you have the discussions and debates about it.” Some commentators have said MLB needs to ban the bats.