The "torpedo" bat used by several players on the New York Yankees was created by Aaron Leanhardt, an MIT physicist who now coaches for the Miami Marlins. Leanhardt developed the torpedo bat from ...

It's not often a field coordinator is the biggest star on the team, but there's been a ton of attention on Aaron Leanhardt over the past week as the innovative bats he's credited with creating ...

The New York Yankees quietly brought a physics experiment to the plate. Then came the home-run barrage.

Major League Baseball has found itself at the center of a heated discussion as a new bat design—nicknamed the torpedo ...

A torpedo bat model is pictured between two other models so patrons can observe the difference while touring the automated ...

Two years ago, the Yankees analytics department, including MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt, started collecting data on the shortstop's hitting tendencies. The objective was to figure out and narrow ...

Torpedo bats drew attention over the weekend when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers in one game.

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The Miami Marlins have a secret weapon on their coaching staff: the man behind the torpedo bat, the early sensation of the 2025 Major League Baseball season. It's not often a field coordinator is ...