US EditionFrom Baldwin City to the big leagues: Kansas baseball bat company takes swing at baseball’s biggest stage
- The 'torpedo bat' has become a prominent topic in Major League Baseball early in the 2025 season.
- Former MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt introduced the uniquely shaped 'torpedo bat' to enhance offensive performance.
- The bat shifts the barrel about six inches closer to the handle to concentrate mass for better contact.
- Yankees belted nine home runs on Saturday, with many attributed to the torpedo bat.
- Ryan Jeffers and Carlos Correa are trying the 'torpedo bat', but their opinions are mixed during the trial period.
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From Baldwin City to the big leagues: Kansas baseball bat company takes swing at baseball’s biggest stage
By Olivia Acree Click here for updates on this story BALDWIN CITY, Kansas (KSHB) — Less than a week into baseball season, the type of bats some players are using is a national conversation. Jawbats, a Baldwin City-based baseball bat manufacturer, is hoping to take a swing at the big leagues and join the conversation. “I just knew that I could make something good,” said Jacob Walters, Jawbats owner. However, Walters had some misses along the …
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Torpedo bat draws interest among Twins hitters — but just one taker so far
CHICAGO — Twins assistant hitting coach Trevor Amicone first encountered the torpedo bat three or four years ago while working in the New York Yankees’ minor league system. He’s not necessarily sure that the idea originated with the Yankees, but he does know that Aaron Leanhardt, formerly a MIT physicist who was the Yankees’ minor league hitting coordinator at the time, went “above and beyond” to implement the idea and get players to use it. The…
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