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MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt has been credited with creating the torpedo bats. Leanhardt previously served as a hitting analyst with the Yankees before he joined the Miami Marlins as a field coordinator in the offseason.

"I think it’s an amazing discovery," said Angels outfielder Taylor Ward, one of many players suddenly interested in the new bats.

MLB's torpedo bat has taken the league by storm this season. Which teams and players have used it? Here's a tracker.

Players outside the Bronx who have tried out the bats this season include the Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz and Jose Trevino, Baltimore Orioles' Adley Rutschman, New York Mets' Francisco Lindor, Chicago Cubs' Dansby Swanson, Toronto Blue Jays' Davis Schneider and Tampa Bay Rays' Junior Caminero, according to Yahoo Sports' Chris Cwik.

The torpedo bats used by some New York Yankees players during their offensive onslaught against the Milwaukee Brewers have taken MLB by storm. What are they?

Players expected to use a Torpedo Bat tonight: Elly De La Cruz (CIN) Jose Trevino (CIN) Dansby Swanson (CHC) Nico Hoerner (CHC) Ryan Jeffers (MIN) Francisco Lindor (NYM) Anthony Volpe (NYY) Austin Wells (NYY) Cody Bellinger (NYY) Jazz Chisholm Jr. (NYY) Paul Goldschmidt (NYY)…

Baseball season is back, and it didn’t take long for the New York Yankees to start crushing records and dominating conversation. And at the center of it all? “Torpedo” bats.

The New York Yankees took the baseball world by storm when they made it public that they were using a new piece of hitting technology dubbed the torpedo bat. Th