Torpedo bat: Phillies' Matt Stram wants to take home pine tar

Torpedo bats are sweeping the baseball world, with one MLB pitcher hoping to regain competitiveness for Harer.

Pitchers used pine tar for better grip on the pitch, but the trend was in 2021 when Major League Baseball cracked down on foreign objects.

The pitchers were so sticky that they were too dominant.

This material is used to increase the spin rate. This increases ball breakage and reduces attacks.

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After the New York Yankees set up MLB records with 18 home runs in their first four games, some of which were hits with torpedo bats.

“Let them use whatever they want. Let the pitchers use whatever batters in their deck circle use whatever they want,” Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Matt Stram posted on X this week. “And don't check us out like criminals every time we walk or get off the field. I'm just a pitcher, but I think the better grip helps swing harder…”

The referee checks pitchers before entering the game and checks between substance innings. The inspection caused several ejections, resulting in a 10-game halt. “Spider Tack” became a popular trend, but pitchers often used their own sweat and rosin combination to create stickiness.

Strahm added, “Some of those things were a little bit more,” but “whatever the batter can use, we can grab a better bat that we can use too.”

Torpedo bats have barrels elsewhere. Instead of being on the edge of the bat, the barrel is closer to the handle and gives the bat the shape of a bowling pin. Some players will have more contact with the ball on the label instead of the traditional barrel of the bat. Torpedo bats move the barrel to the label, which makes the baseball more barrel when they come into contact.

The New York Yankees' 2-base-handed Jazz Chisholm Jr. holds a torpedo bat after watching three home runs with the Milwaukee Brewers in seven innings at Yankee Stadium on March 30, 2025. (Brad Penner/Imagn image)

The uniquely shaped bat dominated the conversation between players and fans this weekend after the Yankees' offensive eruption.

“I think that's awful,” Brewers' relief ace Trevor Megill said it was legal for the New York Post of the Bats. “We see what the data is saying. I've never seen anything like that before. I feel that it's something that's used in slo pitch softball. It's a genius: put all the Mass in one place. It could be the bush (league).

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The Yankees are not the only team using bats. The MLB social media account posted a brief explanator to X about the torpedo bat, highlighting four players from four teams: Francis Colindore, Yandi Diaz, Anthony Volpe and Ryan Jeffers.

The Cincinnati Reds' shortstop Erie Delacruz decided to try a torpedo bat in Monday's Reds game against the Texas Rangers after seeing the Yankees' offensive onslaught. He went 4-4 on two home runs, a Reds double and seventh RBI, beating the Rangers 14-3.

New York Yankees short stop Anthony Volpe will continue his swing using a torpedo bat in his first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Yankee Stadium on March 30, 2025. (Brad Penner/Imagn image)

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MLB Rule 3.02 states, “The bat must be a smooth round stick of less than 2.61 inches in diameter and less than 42 inches at the thickest part. The rules also state that “experimental bats cannot be used” until the manufacturer has secured approval from Major League Baseball for his design and manufacturing methods.

Ryan Canfield of Fox News contributed to this report.

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