PHOTO COLLECTION: Torpedo Bats
PHOTO COLLECTION: Torpedo Bats
Jim Levasseur manufactures a torpedo baseball bat at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Tom Fazzini selects wood to be manufactured into a torpedo baseball bat at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Tom Fazzini manufactures torpedo baseball bats at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Caiden Gelowicz manufactures a torpedo baseball bat at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Torpedo baseball bats rest in a stand during the manufacturing process at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Tom Quirk, left, and Jim Levasseur manufacture torpedo baseball bats at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Tom Quirk manufactures a torpedo baseball bat at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Tom Quirk manufactures a torpedo baseball bat at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Jim Levasseur, left, and Joseph D’Emilio manufacture torpedo baseball bats at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Jared Smith speaks about torpedo baseball bats during an interview at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Tom Quirk manufactures a torpedo baseball bat at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Customers Ed Costantini, left, and Jack Bradley compare a conventional bat with a torpedo baseball bat at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Customers Ed Costantini, right, and Jack Bradley try a torpedo baseball bat at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Jared Smith speaks about torpedo baseball bats during an interview at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Torpedo baseball bats are displayed at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Miami Marlins field coordinator Aaron Leanhardt, who helped develop the torpedo bat, watches batting practice before a baseball game between the Miami Marlins and the New York Mets, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
New York Yankees’ Anthony Volpe bats with one of the team’s newly-made torpedo-shaped bats in a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Saturday, March 29, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
Cincinnati Reds’ Elly De La Cruz waits in the on-deck circle holding a torpedo-shaped bat in the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)
New York Yankees’ Austin Wells watches his home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Saturday, March 29, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
Cincinnati Reds’ Elly De La Cruz rests a torpedo-shaped bat on his shoulder between pitches during an at-bat in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers. Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)
A bat with a wider barrel sometimes referred to as a torpedo bat sits next to a normal bat during the first inning of MLB baseball game against the Washington Nationals, in Toronto, Monday, March 31, 2025. (Thomas Skrlj/The Canadian Press via AP)
Jim Levasseur manufactures a torpedo baseball bat at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Tom Fazzini selects wood to be manufactured into a torpedo baseball bat at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Tom Fazzini manufactures torpedo baseball bats at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Caiden Gelowicz manufactures a torpedo baseball bat at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Torpedo baseball bats rest in a stand during the manufacturing process at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Tom Quirk, left, and Jim Levasseur manufacture torpedo baseball bats at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Tom Quirk manufactures a torpedo baseball bat at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Tom Quirk manufactures a torpedo baseball bat at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Jim Levasseur, left, and Joseph D’Emilio manufacture torpedo baseball bats at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Jared Smith speaks about torpedo baseball bats during an interview at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Tom Quirk manufactures a torpedo baseball bat at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Customers Ed Costantini, left, and Jack Bradley compare a conventional bat with a torpedo baseball bat at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Customers Ed Costantini, right, and Jack Bradley try a torpedo baseball bat at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Jared Smith speaks about torpedo baseball bats during an interview at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Torpedo baseball bats are displayed at Victus Sports in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Miami Marlins field coordinator Aaron Leanhardt, who helped develop the torpedo bat, watches batting practice before a baseball game between the Miami Marlins and the New York Mets, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Miami Marlins field coordinator Aaron Leanhardt, who helped develop the torpedo bat, watches batting practice before a baseball game between the Miami Marlins and the New York Mets, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
New York Yankees’ Anthony Volpe bats with one of the team’s newly-made torpedo-shaped bats in a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Saturday, March 29, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
New York Yankees’ Anthony Volpe bats with one of the team’s newly-made torpedo-shaped bats in a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Saturday, March 29, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
Cincinnati Reds’ Elly De La Cruz waits in the on-deck circle holding a torpedo-shaped bat in the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)
Cincinnati Reds’ Elly De La Cruz waits in the on-deck circle holding a torpedo-shaped bat in the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)
New York Yankees’ Austin Wells watches his home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Saturday, March 29, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
Cincinnati Reds’ Elly De La Cruz rests a torpedo-shaped bat on his shoulder between pitches during an at-bat in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers. Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)
Cincinnati Reds’ Elly De La Cruz rests a torpedo-shaped bat on his shoulder between pitches during an at-bat in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers. Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)
A bat with a wider barrel sometimes referred to as a torpedo bat sits next to a normal bat during the first inning of MLB baseball game against the Washington Nationals, in Toronto, Monday, March 31, 2025. (Thomas Skrlj/The Canadian Press via AP)
A bat with a wider barrel sometimes referred to as a torpedo bat sits next to a normal bat during the first inning of MLB baseball game against the Washington Nationals, in Toronto, Monday, March 31, 2025. (Thomas Skrlj/The Canadian Press via AP)