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Wednesday Headlines: Prisoner rates, Death investigation, New baseball bat

Aaron Leanhardt, a former MIT physicist, created specialized 'torpedo' baseball bats that are now making waves in MLB.
Players noticed that the fattest part of traditional bats was not the impact point, inspiring the new bat design.
The 'torpedo' bat concentrates wood mass six inches closer to the batter's hands, shifting the sweet spot.
During the first week of the MLB season, the Yankees tied a record with 15 home runs in three games.
While some players praise the bat's feel, others like Aaron Boone suggest any benefit might be a placebo effect.

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Wednesday Headlines: Prisoner rates, Death investigation, New baseball bat

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Yankees' torpedo bats can't sink anything if they don't hit ball

In the fourth inning Tuesday night, the torpedo-toting Anthony Volpe was Exhibit A for the new tech, blasting a 94-mph cutter on the lower-inside half of the plate for his third home run.

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How do 'torpedo bats' work? We asked baseball physicists to explain

They look like baseball bats morphing into bowling pins, their ends flaring into an aggressive bulge that suddenly tapers. So how do they work?

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Torpedo bats have taken MLB by storm; what are they?

The torpedo bats used by MLB players stirred conversation, especially after the Yankees thrashed the Brewers with multiple Yankees hitters using the new bats. What are they?

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Ball-blasting 'Torpedo bats' making waves across MLB opening weekend

New "torpedo" baseball bats are making waves across America's national pastime, triggering an explosion of home runs in the first full week of the Major League Baseball season.

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