It turns out that a legend from the Dodgers has a pivotal role in the birth of the 'torpedo' bats that are making waves in the MLB. We're talking about Eric Gagné ... the irony! Now, as the ...

In his playing days, Eric Gagne’s ... a little more than ironic. “Now my job is to make sure the bats don’t break anymore, make sure the ball goes farther,” Gagne said in a phone interview ...

LOS ANGELES — In his playing days, Eric ... now, they are showing up in almost every big league clubhouse. “They had 100 different bat models [already], shaped this way, shaped that way,” said veteran ...

LOS ANGELES — In his playing days, Eric ... career. Now, as he described it, he's an "ideas guy" within the B45 operation, using his knowledge of getting hitters out over a 10-year MLB career ...

In his playing days, Eric Gagne’s ... a little more than ironic. “Now my job is to make sure the bats don’t break anymore, make sure the ball goes farther,” Gagne said in a phone interview ...

LOS ANGELES — In his playing days, Eric Gagné's objective was simple. "My job was to break bats," the former Dodgers closer, and 2003 Cy Young Award winner, joked with a laugh.