There is a new craze sweeping through Major League Baseball. It’s called the torpedo bat. Much like the name suggests, the torpedo bat is designed to create a different experience for MLB hitters. It looks like a bowling pin with a slender handle and a wider barrel that expands towards the bat label. It also meets MLB regulations.

Kurt Ainsworth, co-founder/CEO of Marucci Sports (and former MLB pitcher), top maker of the Torpedo Bat, will be on The Show today. Here in a preview he talks about how prevalent he thinks the Torpedo Bat will be pic.twitter.com/UR8Ae6pHBP

Neil Parker's favorite MLB player props on Tuesday, April 1, are fading a pair of SP strikeout props while backing the Over on another.

Bryan Woo led us to the promised land yesterday. We took him under 4.5 hits allowed, and he carved through the A’s lineup, only allowing three hits over six innings.

With all the rage in Major League Baseball surrounding the “torpedo bats” and how they may or may not be affecting players’ performances, it will be interesting to see how oddsmakers adjust to certain player prop odds if we continue to see an abundance of offense around the league.

A few others were born in the Garden State. And a handful are not even the first in their extended family to make it to the majors. attachment-nextdoor-nj1015 Here's a balance of veterans and rookies to root for — a few are even on local teams across the Hudson or Delaware Rivers.

On Monday, Major League Baseball announced the 20 most popular individual player jersey sales ever since the end of the 2024 World Series last October. Many of the top 10 spots were occupied by the usual suspects (with Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani unsurprisingly taking the No. 1 spot).

Shohei Ohtani might not have the biggest contract in MLB anymore, but he's still selling the most jerseys of any player.