21 h. ago Manfred says torpedo bats are ’good for baseball’ and he hopes to see robot umps in MLB by 2026

Torpedo bats are all the rage this season, and Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred believes all that chatter is positive for the sport. “They’re absolutely good for baseball,” Manfred said in a Q&A published by The New York Times on Sunday. “I believe that issues like the torpedo bat and the debate around it […]

Sport

4 d. ago Demand for viral ‘torpedo’ baseball bats has sent a Pennsylvania factory into overdrive

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (AP) — A 70-year-old man who plays in an area senior hardball league popped into Victus Sports this week because he needed bats for the new season. Plus he just had to take some cuts with baseball’s latest fad and see for himself if there really was some wizardry in the […]

Sport

5 d. ago Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton says he’ll continue using torpedo bats upon return from injury

NEW YORK — Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton said he’ll continue using a torpedo bat whenever he returns from pain in both elbows, but also declined to say whether he thought using the new model might have caused his injury. Last season Stanton began using the unique bats that feature more wood lower down the barrel […]

Transport

6 d. ago Torpedo Away: From Yankees to Blue Jays new bats are a hot topic all around baseball

Blue Jays manager John Schneider keeps his golf clubs in a corner of his Rogers Centre office, a bright new driver in the bag is the latest big bombing technology unleashed by a renowned manufacturer. So yes, the Jays skipper is well-versed in the potential advantages technology can afford in sports. And yes, like everyone […]

Sport

6 d. ago Torpedo bat designer says it’s more about the players than the bat model

MIAMI — For the MIT-educated physicist behind the torpedo bat, it’s more about the talent of the players than their lumber at the plate. The torpedo model — a striking design in which wood is moved lower down the barrel after the label and shapes the end a little like a bowling pin — became […]

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3 w. ago Clients of Halifax ‘rage room’ take aim at portraits of U.S. President Donald Trump

HALIFAX — After placing a framed photo of U.S. President Donald Trump on a table, Matthew Burke steps back and takes a mighty swing with a baseball bat. Glass shatters as the frame explodes. The obliterated image vanishes. Satisfied with his effort, the 14-year-old — dressed in dark coveralls, a paintball mask and body armour […]

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3 w. ago From Baseball Bats to Caskets, New Trump Tariffs Set to Hit Home

If and when President Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum take effect at a minute past midnight in Washington on Wednesday, it will mark a repeat of first-term levies that he and his supporters argue helped rescue the US’s metal makers.

Economics