Amid bat design mania, ... He struck out five times, all on non-fastballs: twice on sliders, twice on changeups and once on a splitter. He joined Max Muncy (2023) ...

Even with torpedo bats, hitting keeps getting more difficult. The lean toward late movement at higher speeds is part of it. Here is the 10-season snapshot of the growth of sliders (which includes ...

Is there any breakthrough for San Francisco Giants Lee Jung-hoo. As we enter the middle of the season, the slump seems to be ...

Aaron Judge’s first look at Chase Burns lasted four pitches, three of which were sliders − the last one darting away from Judge’s barrel as he swung and missed to end a spectacular debut inning for ...

The Yankees aren’t alone, though. The Cincinnati Reds’ Elly De La Cruz, another torpedo adopter, hit two home runs and drove in seven runs Monday night in a 14-3 win against the Texas Rangers.

Skenes threw a slider that had a huge break, causing DeJong to swing and miss. When DeJong missed, he lost his handle on the bat, causing him to throw it all the way to Pirates third baseman Ke ...

The Braves knew their series with the Mets was a big one, so they brought out their top arms for the three-game set.

Torpedo bat vs. regular bat Dr. David Pritchard is a physicist at MIT and friend of Leanheardt. He said the physics of the classic baseball bat design do not add up.