Some Major League Baseball players are switching to torpedo bats with a different design that features the thickest part – traditionally at the end – moved more toward the middle.

Manufacturers Victus, Marucci, and Chandler Bats have all begun selling torpedo bats through their websites, with prices ranging from $199 to $239.

Victus, a Pennsylvania-based batmaker Marucci acquired in 2017, had a similar landing page on its website. Francisco Lindor of the New York Mets at bat against the Miami Marlins in Miami on Tuesday.

Major league prestige has helped Louisiana's Marucci Sports carve out a chunk of a much bigger market: selling bats to college players, high schoolers and little leaguers with big-league dreams.

At Marucci’s headquarters in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a bat tailored to an MLB hitter’s specific swing and balance points can be produced and in the hitter’s hands in about a week.

Stott tested bats at the Marucci hit lab down in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, churning through styles until the company found the right fit. “They connect all these wires to you, and you swing 1,000 ...

MLB's biggest trend hasn't made its way to L.A. just yet, but the reigning champion Dodgers are intrigued and plan to test the new bats out soon.

Will there be a significant offensive surge in baseball now that hitters across the league want their hands on the bats? Maybe, but not anytime soon.

Demand for torpedo bats is booming for batmakers After the new design erupted into the public's attention last weekend, there was an instant surge of interest. “There are 1,500 preorders for a ...

Demand for torpedo bats is booming for batmakers After the new design erupted into the public's attention last weekend, there was an instant surge of interest. “There are 1,500 preorders for a ...

Demand for torpedo bats is booming for batmakers After the new design erupted into the public's attention last weekend, there was an instant surge of interest. “There are 1,500 preorders for a ...