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From The Babe's home run handles to Bonds' maple mashers: A brief history of bats
The torpedo is the talk of 2025, but bat experiments have changed baseball and created controversy for 150 years.
How has the torpedo bat changed the industry? We went to a bat company to find out
The torpedo bat's rise has changed the industry for the companies that make them. Here is one bat-maker's story.
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ACE RANKINGS
From Skubal to ...? Ranking MLB's 12 true aces
Who is the sport's most dominant pitcher right now? We rank the elite.
A NEW LINE OF WORK
The Kid behind the camera: Best of Ken Griffey Jr.'s 2025 Masters photography
Baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. is roaming the greens of Augusta as a credentialed photographer.
WHERE EVERY TEAM STANDS
MLB Power Rankings: Mets, Cubs make huge leaps in Week 2
The team in Queens passed its torpedo-powered Bronx counterpart, while the Cubs cracked the top 10. Who else rose or fell?
ALONSO DELIVERING FOR METS
Juan Soto wanted Pete Alonso back on the Mets -- and he was right
There's only one Aaron Judge, but the Polar Bear is punishing teams for pitching around the Mets' $765 million man.
EARLY-SEASON PREDICTIONS
Our hottest early MLB hot takes: From a Cy Young trifecta to an MVP candidate you've never heard of
What can we glean from two weeks of baseball? Enough to make our experts go all-in on their boldest predictions.
FANTASY BASEBALL
Fantasy Baseball Forecaster for Week 4: April 14-20
Set your lineups for the week ahead in fantasy baseball with our forecaster preview, which features pitcher rankings, hitter ratings, schedule observations and more.
Wood as good as Soto? Time to ditch Semien? Don't be surprised
Eric Karabell looks into the crystal ball to tell you what might come to pass in the not-too-distant future.
WINDOW CLOSING?
Why Phillies decided to run it back instead of going big in MLB offseason
The Dodgers and Mets won the winter, but one of their closest competitors looks a lot like it did a season ago.
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- Freeman grateful for IL: 'Best I've felt' since injury
- Cubs' Steele to get 2nd opinion on injured elbow
- Nearing return, Strider to join Braves in Tampa
- Padres' Cronenworth latest to IL with rib fracture
- Royals place reliever Harvey (shoulder) on IL
- Cards 2B Winn exits with lower back spasms
- Schumaker, Pettitte, Holliday to coach U.S. at WBC
- Twins place RHP Lopez (hamstring) on 15-day IL
- Winners, losers after Vlad Jr.'s megadeal
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