After setting up my 1912 wood lathe, I decided to try making a baseball bat. The result? A bat heavier than expected — more suited for demolition than a game — but still an incredibly fun project. In ...

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 ...

In this video, we explore the process of creating a wood lathe using a drill and a waterjet. The project exceeded ...

The creative application of physics through the “torpedo bat” brings exciting change to tradition-bound baseball. No, we’re not talking about secret submarine weapons, or some unique form of flying ...

"I like being a local guy," Tom Gandolph creates custom bats for baseball players across Indiana in southisde garage.

Torpedo bats have been a hit among Major League Baseball players. The MLB-legal, tailor-made bats with weight distribution toward the barrel have become the talk of the town after the New York Yankees ...

The New York Yankees’ 20-9 win against the Milwaukee Brewers last Saturday has put the spotlight on the odd, bowling-pin-shaped “torpedo bat” that many of the team’s players were swinging. The bat’s ...

Baseball bat manufacturers had little evidence to suggest a spike in sales was just around the corner when Major League Baseball’s newest season opened last week. It had been four years since ...