In his playing days, Eric Gagne’s objective was simple. “My job was to break bats,” the former Dodgers closer joked with a laugh. Which makes his current occupation, as chief executive of Quebec-based ...

No more than a few hours had passed since the New York Yankees finished mashing their ninth home run of the day Saturday when Pete Tucci noticed his phone lighting up. Tucci is the founder and owner ...

NEW YORK — Jared Smith and Kurt Ainsworth collectively have over 35 years of expertise in the bat-making industry. Yet nothing they’ve seen has sparked excitement quite like the unprecedented surge of ...

If you were making a bowling pin on a lathe and suddenly decided to make a baseball bat instead, the result would look something like the "torpedo bat" that is the talk of MLB's new season. After some ...

A FaceTime call came in last Monday morning to Freddie Vargas, CEO of Tater Baseball. Marte, who has used Tater bats since 2018, was one of many MLB players who inquired about the bat -- now known as ...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that the biggest story of the first week of the 2025 MLB season is “torpedo bats,” the oddly shaped lumber that burst onto the scene thanks to the ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — As Major League Baseball teams look for an edge, some players have turned to a unique bat that’s already making waves. The “torpedo bat,” a bowling pin-shaped bat with a ...

EARLY IN THE 2023 season, Aaron Leanhardt started asking New York Yankees hitters what they needed to perform better. He was a minor league hitting coordinator for the team, and with league-wide ...

Jake Weatherald using the JK bat to see Australia home in Brisbane Robert Cianflone/Getty Images The Athletic has launched a Cricket WhatsApp Channel. Click here to join. Four different brands will ...

Are you looking for a fun and easy craft to do with your kids? This Handprint Bat Toilet Paper Roll Craft is a perfect choice! This bat craft is simple, requires minimal materials, and can be done in ...