Trends always find a way to rise – be it Instagram or baseball. And the current talk of baseball town is around the Torpedo Bats. When the Yankees hit a team-record nine home runs in a single game against the Brewers using a torpedo bat, it stunned the community. Debates surrounding its impact and legality were spurred. Now, it just took another interesting turn when the discussions crossed the border of sports. Actor O’Shea Jackson Jr. has warned the rest of the MLB teams about what’s coming.
Actor, rapper, and a huge Dodgers’ supporter, OMG, hops into the torpedo bat drama and takes it to X to share a bold statement.
“Don’t let the Dodgers get them torpedo bats.” His message is pretty clear: The Dodgers, who are already power-packed without the special bat, have one torpedo bat on the team, and it’s over for everyone else.
O’Shea Jackson Jr wants the torpedo bats in Dodgers Stadium ! Nation what do you think ? pic.twitter.com/zAKaU2lGS4
— Dodgers Nation (@DodgersNation) April 1, 2025
Interestingly, after the Yankees, some Dodgers sluggers like Max Muncy and Kiké Hernández are actually considering giving the bat a shot. They have reportedly ordered their own versions of the same. And while the teammates join the trend, Mookie Betts shared his stance, “Essentially, I’m not saying the bat doesn’t matter, but it’s really the operator. If that’s what puts confidence in your head that you’re going to hit it, then you’re going to play better just based on pure confidence.” According to Betts, the bat can just be a cherry on top because ultimately, it’s all about the batter that can determine the success.
While Jackson Jr. clearly wants the Dodgers to get their hands on the torpedo bat, the league should take the message of bracing themselves for the destruction. If the bat, in fact, matters as much as the hype, New York and Los Angeles might just hit every record with a storm.
Torpedo bat designer’s take on the buzz and MLB’s demand
The unique bowling-pin-shaped bat has got the world of baseball simply obsessed. After the Yankees, Cincinnati’s Elly De La Cruz hopped on the trend. He hit his first two homers of the season and concluded with seven RBIs in a 14-3 win against Texas. While the players, fans, and analysts argue about the bat’s legality, hear from its maker himself, who has a completely different take.
Aaron Leanhardt, a former physics professor at the University of Michigan and the designer of the torpedo bat, simply believes that it’s all about the player, not the bat. “At the end of the day, it’s about the batter, not the bat!” He credits the batter and their skills, not the bat.
Leanhardt also revealed that this model was brought to life and tested back in 2023, when he worked for the Yankees. Now, he’s a field coordinator for the Miami Marlins, and he addressed the sudden attention the torpedo bat has received. He expressed that the past couple of days have been “surreal” for him.
But despite what the designer says, sports businesses are surely making profits from the buzz. “More than 50% of our [MLB] orders here the past few days have been torpedo bats,” shared Kurt Ainsworth, CEO of Marucci Sports and a former MLB pitcher. While reports around specific numbers are not revealed, Ainsworth mentioned that their website traffic has reached its highest ever at this point in the season. And their online store is flaunting the message: “The bat everyone’s talking about is here.”
And well, we already have Twins players interested and testing out these bats in spring training. “For me, I’m giving it a little bit of a trial period, see how I like it… Maybe it’s something in the bat tech. Maybe it’s this. Maybe it’s not this. Maybe it’s something completely different. But I’m always down to try something that could make me better,” shared catcher Ryan Jeffers.
So, now, it’ll be interesting to see if torpedo bats can possibly be the future of baseball. Thoughts?
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