MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt has been credited with creating the torpedo bats. Leanhardt previously served as a hitting analyst with the Yankees before he joined the Miami Marlins as a field coordinator in the offseason.

ESPN's Jeff Passan detailed how the bats were created and introduced in the majors, revealing that minor league hitting coordinator Aaron Leanhardt developed a way to increase the size of the barrel of the bat without increasing the weight.

ESPN's Buster Olney reported on Sunday Night Baseball (see below) that the Atlanta Braves have put in an order for them, and that catcher Drake Baldwin tried one out in last year's Arizona Fall League.