Hillerich & Bradsby — the Louisville-based company that makes the Louisville Slugger bats — worked with players and engineers ...

The torpedo bats feature an expanded midsection, which is where hitters are most likely to make contact with the ball.

Four teams contacted Louisville Slugger about the model, but when the so-called torpedo bat was introduced around big-league clubhouses last season, adoption was hardly widespread. On the eve of the ...

After the New York Yankees belted 15 home runs over the weekend, including nine flying off bats with barrels resembling the shape of a bowling pin, the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory started ...

After the New York Yankees belted 15 home runs over the weekend, including nine flying off bats with barrels resembling the shape of a bowling pin, the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory started ...

"It's not the noodle. It's the chef," said Scott Boras, whose agency had Louisville Slugger send client Elly De La Cruz his ...

In that sense, the sudden furor over so-called torpedo bats is refreshing ... The creator of the famed "Louisville Slugger" -- John Andrew "Bud" Hillerich -- is shown crafting a bat during ...

The Louisville RiverBats and Norfolk Tides played the first-ever game at Louisville Slugger Field under clear night skies on ...

Torpedo bats in MLB are here to stay — and could spark further exploration for a technological edge in baseball and beyond.

Flooding in Kentucky forces the cancellation of Thunder Over Louisville prompting the Louisville Bats to donate ticket ...

Hillerich & Bradsby — the Louisville-based company that makes the Louisville Slugger bats — worked with players and engineers for 18 months to design the torpedo bats. While the torpedo bat ...