St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Wood bats get praise in Legion baseball

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'It's in my blood,' Gandolph Bats lifelong love of baseball keeps swinging

"I like being a local guy," Tom Gandolph creates custom bats for baseball players across Indiana in southisde garage.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

SPORTS VIEWS: Wood bats get praise in Legion baseball

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Yahoo

How torpedo bats are disrupting Baseball

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – “Torpedo bats” have recently been all the rage in Major League Baseball. The New York Yankees debuted these bats this season on their way to tying an MLB record with 15 ...
THE WEEK

Torpedo bats could revolutionize baseball and players are taking notice

The New York Yankees smashed 15 home runs in their first three games of the 2025 Major League Baseball season last week, largely thanks to a brand new tool: torpedo bats. These revolutionary new bats, ...
Chicago Tribune

Demand for the viral ‘torpedo’ bats has sent a Pennsylvania factory into overdrive

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. — 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 ...
The Advocate

Is college baseball better off with wooden bats? Here's what Jay Johnson and LSU think.

The long ball has become an integral part of modern college baseball. Granted, this isn't a new development. Home runs were plentiful in the late 1990s with the rise of "Geauxrilla Ball." But the ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Torpedo bats aren't a factor in Cincinnati high school baseball. They could be this summer

Torpedo bats have been the talk of baseball season so far after a record-setting home-run performance by the New York Yankees during Major League Baseball’s opening weekend and, closer to home, a big ...
Waterjet Channel on MSN

Mastering balsa wood bats

Discover the world's lightest baseball bat, crafted from a unique combination of carbon fiber and balsa wood. This innovative ...
Black Beard Projects on MSN

Casting the Strongest Aluminum Baseball Bat Ever!

After setting up my 1912 wood lathe, I decided to try making a baseball bat. The result? A bat heavier than expected — more suited for demolition than a game — but still an incredibly fun project. In ...
The New York Times

How college baseball learned to stop worrying and lean into the long ball

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 Men’s College World Series. College baseball has spent much of the last three decades bouncing between offensive extremes, from the gorilla ball to the dead ...