Today’s guest columnists are professors John Cairney and Rick Burton. Torpedo bats are having their moment. With their dramatically tapered barrels and enlarged sweet spots, these odd-looking clubs ...

Torpedo bats have taken the baseball world by storm, and one MLB pitcher wants to bring back a competitive edge for hurlers. Pitchers used pine tar for a better grip on pitches, but the fad grew ...

In one of the most memorable -- and chaotic -- moments in MLB history, Yankees manager Billy Martin challenged the amount of pine tar on George Brett's bat in a 1983 game, Bruce Bennett Studios ...