Like it or not, the Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz just dumped a ton of fuel on the torpedo-style bat conversation that's engulfed MLB. Playing against the Texas Rangers Monday at Great American ...

Elly De La Cruz came to bat in the top of the third inning with two outs and two runners on Friday evening with the Cincinnati Reds trailing the Baltimore Orioles 1-0. De La Cruz swung at the first ...

If Martin Scorsese or Steven Spielberg directed a movie featuring what Elly De La Cruz did Saturday night, critics would give it two thumbs down.

Normally, that wouldn't be such a difficult task except that Elly ... game of De La Cruz's career. The seven RBI tied a Reds club record for a switch hitter. More: Do the Reds use torpedo bats?

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz (44) makes a gesture to fans after hitting a homer in the third inning of a MLB ...

CINCINNATI (AP) — Elly De La Cruz hit his second career ... Heaney (0-1) allowed three hits, walked two and fanned six. De La Cruz came to bat with the bases loaded again in the seventh but ...

The torpedo bats feature an expanded midsection, which is where hitters are most likely to make contact with the ball.

Some Major League Baseball players are changing up the type of bat they use in favor of ones that feature the thickest part ...

The Pitt News asked Pitt physics chair Andrew Zentner his thoughts on the new bats and the science behind the torpedo-shaped ...

Elly De La Cruz hit his second career grand slam, Andrew Abbott allowed a run over five innings in his season debut, and the ...

Aaron Judge of the Yankees, Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies, Mike Trout of the Angels and Tyler Soderstrom of the Athletics ...

Switch-hitting catcher Cal Raleigh homered from both sides of the plate, and Bryce Miller threw five dominant innings in the ...