After the new design erupted into the public’s attention last weekend, there was an instant surge of interest.

King of Prussia-based Victus Sports is at the epicenter of baseball’s new bat craze. Here’s what you need to know about the torpedo and whether it will be here to stay.

The New York Yankees made waves through the baseball world by hitting 15 home runs over their opening series against the Milwaukee Brewers, tying a Major League Baseball. When they hit nine of them, including three on the first three pitches they saw,

But all the attention is on torpedo bats, the differently shaped bat that has helped power the Yankees' historic offensive start. On the torpedo bats, the barrel is closer to the label and therefore closer to the batters' hands.

Yahoo Sports national MLB insider Russell Dorsey comments on the wide ‘overreaction’ to new bat technology being utilized throughout Major League Baseball.

Torpedo bats are the talk of baseball, thanks to the number of New York Yankees using them while smashing records in the opening weekend. The Yankees hit nine home runs against the Milwaukee Brewers in the second game of the season,

Reds' superstar Elly De La Cruz became the latest MLB player to smash a home run with a torpedo bat, but what is it? And are the bats legal?

Former physics professor Aaron Leanhardt is credited with the popularization of the lumber used by several New York Yankees during the team’s 15 home run opening series.