This year there has been an uprise in Torpedo bats across all MLB and MiLB teams in America. Torpedo bats were first put into the league during the 2024 season where Cody Bellinger, Paul Goldschmidt, and Anthony Volpe. These players were first seen using the bats in the late 2024 season and into the playoffs last October.

The Torpedo bats are new technology that Aaron Leanhardt, a psychist from MIT(Massachusetts institute of Technology), designed himself.  The bats are giving hitters an advantage which is first as there are rarely advantages for hitters. All that changed is the barrel or sweet spot of the bat was moved down towards the hands which is where most big leaguers make contact with the ball. This has resulted in more balls hit with power and less broken bats in the MLB in the 2025 season.

The outbreak of these bats happened early this season where the New York Yankees put up 36 runs with 15 home runs in a three game stretch. “I think the bats are helping players make better overall contact,” explains Noah Womeldorf(10). Carson Waters(10) adds, “I think they’re helping with teams hitting making it more of an offensive game.”

The Torpedo bats have been a very controversial  topic along the past months. The big question from many MLB experts have been arguing on the subject since late April. “I think that the bats should stay as the games are becoming more entertaining with teams producing more runs and making the game ending in higher score,”, says Noah Womeldorf. Many teams and players like Aaron Judge still don’t use the Torpedo Bats even with Judge being the current homerun leader. “I think they should stay because it makes games more fun to watch since there’s a bigger offensive side in baseball,” says Carson Waters. The big question is; should the Torpedo bats stay, or should they leave?