torpedo bat
noun
plural torpedo bats
: a wooden baseball bat that is widest at the center of the barrel (see barrel entry 1 sense 3f) and tapers to the tip
His concern is whether redistributed weight in the torpedo bat would feel the same as his current, standard-shaped bat.—
Shayna Rubin
Shayna RubinThe torpedo bat has been circulating for a few seasons. … The bat's barrel has a bowling pin-like shape that puts the heartiest part of the barrel lower for a wider area of contact and then tapers toward the end.—Derrick Goold
Derrick GooldMLB [=Major League Baseball] states that the diameter of the bat cannot be thicker than 2.61 inches in diameter. … With the torpedo bat's diameter and length below the legal limit, there is nothing illegal about them.—Oliver Thomas
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It was delivered by the 7-foot-4 Victor Wembanyama, whose torso uncorked in a fit of frustration that sent his right elbow whipping toward Reid’s windpipe like a torpedo bat flying through the strike zone.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 11 May 2026
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Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 11 May 2026
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“Torpedo bat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/torpedo%20bat. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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