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.

The new "torpedo bats" have taken Major League Baseball by storm. The new bats debuted by the New York Yankees on Opening Day — which has more wood in the area around the label and closer to the hitter's hands — have become a craze following New York's nine-home-run,

The Yankees' historic home run surge to start the season lifted torpedo bats in the spotlight, but other teams are also using these new models.

On the off-chance anyone is still in the dark, the torpedo bat is potentially the most exciting innovation to hit MLB in a long time. A bat model that is thickest where the hitter is most likely to make contact?

Check out some of the home runs hit this season by players using torpedo bats.

Developed by a physicist, these bats have their widest part, called the barrel, closer to the player's hands to offer a better chance of hitting the ball on their "sweet spot"

A bat with a wider barrel sometimes referred to as a torpedo bat sits next to a normal bat during the first inning of MLB baseball game against the Washington Nationals, in Toront

MLB's torpedo bat has taken the league by storm this season. Which teams and players have used it? Here's a tracker.

Torpedo Bats on cards and Jackson Merrill has 8 different autograph variations in the latest edition of Above the Mantel