The New York Times

Fantasy baseball notebook: Digging into the ‘shiny new toy’ that is Statcast’s Bat Tracking leaderboard

It was a fantastic week for shiny new toys with the arrival of a Bat Tracking leaderboard at Statcast’s Baseball Savant site. Eno Sarris wrote about it Monday, with insight from players and coaches ...
Morning Call PA

Demand for viral ‘torpedo’ baseball bats has sent a Pennsylvania factory into overdrive

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. — A 70-year-old man who plays in an area senior hardball league popped into Victus Sports this week because he needed bats for the new season. Plus he just had to take some cuts ...
USA Today

Why does college baseball use metal bats? Aluminum bats are more cost-efficient for schools

The crack of a ball hitting off a wooden bat and echoing throughout a stadium is central to the ethos and mythology of baseball, the kind of sound that conjures images and memories of picturesque ...
The Times Leader

Demand for ‘torpedo’ baseball bats has sent a Pa. factory into overdrive

Caiden Gelowicz manufactures a torpedo baseball bat at Victus Sports on Wednesday in King of Prussia. KING OF PRUSSIA — A 70-year-old man who plays in an area senior hardball league popped into Victus ...