Like it or not, the Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz just dumped a ton of fuel on torpedo-style bat conversation that's engulfed MLB.

If a torpedo bat revolution is underway in MLB, the New York Yankees might be at the forefront of it, but the Cincinnati Reds are close behind.

Baseball season is back, and it didn’t take long for the New York Yankees to start crushing records and dominating conversation. And at the center of it all? “Torpedo” bats.

Some oddly-shaped baseball bats have become a hot topic among fans and players, after the Yankees’ so-called “Torpedo Bats” seemingly helped some sluggers hit multiple home runs.

An early storyline in the 2025 MLB season has been the "torpedo" bats used by the New York Yankees. In its first two games, the lineup cranked 11 home

The New York Yankees homered 15 times in their 3-0 start to the season, sweeping the Milwaukee Brewers at Yankee Stadium. This tied an American League and National League record for the most home runs in the first three games of a season.

Detroit Tigers' Gleyber Torres is congratulated by teammates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Friday, March 28, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) AP

The San Diego Padres look to finish a four-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves when the two teams meet at Petco Park on Sunday night.

Preview the March 31 matchup between the Toronto Blue Jays and Washington Nationals with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

At Globe Life Field on Sunday, the Boston Red Sox (1-2) take on the Texas Rangers (2-1), with first pitch at 2:35 p.m. ET.The Red Sox (+158 underdog moneyline odds to win) visit the Rangers

The Philadelphia Phillies home opener has arrived. The Phillies will open their first home series of the season Monday against the Colorado Rockies at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies are 2-1 after losing to the Washington Nationals 5-1 on Sunday.

Preview the March 31 matchup between the New York Mets and Miami Marlins with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

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Preview the March 30 matchup between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago Cubs with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar has been suspended for 80 games without pay for performance-enhancing drug use

The Atlanta Braves have a major decision to make following the news that star outfielder Jurickson Profar would be suspended for 80 games after a positive PED test. Profar signed a three-year, $42 million contract with Atlanta,

Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar has been suspended for 80 games without pay for performance-enhancing drug use. Major League Baseball announced Monday that Profar tested positive for Chorionic Gonadotrophin (hCG) in violation of the league’s joint drug prevention and treatment program.

After helping lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a World Series championship and opening the MLB season in Tokyo at the league’s biggest standalone international event ever, Shohei Ohtani’s worldwide popularity continues with the most popular player jersey in the Majors.

Shohei Ohtani has another win to add to his stockpile. After winning the World Series and his third league MVP award, the Los Angeles Dodgers star now has the world's most popular Major League Baseball jersey.

Shohei Ohtani joined the Los Angeles Dodgers on a ten-year, $700 million contract in December 2023. While he won the 2024 NL MVP and his first World Series ring following the first 50-50 season in MLB history,

Deciding how to handle the first update of the season to what will be our weekly MLB power rankings after just one series worth of games has been played is always a challenge. Do we wipe the slate clean and focus solely on those three or four games?

The All-MLB Team annually recognizes the best players at each position across Major League Baseball, and in 2025, it is entering its seventh year. Sure, we may only be in the first full week of the new season,

So how will the 2025 season unfold? I know I'm a few days late getting this out, but cut me some slack. I spent most of last week in America's Dairyland hearing proposed tales of docked cruise ships to accommodate guests for an upcoming foozeball draft and oversold Super Bowl tickets leading to class action lawsuits.

SportsLine's model simulated Milwaukee Brewers vs. Kansas City Royals 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for Monday afternoon's matchup

Check out all of our starting pitcher rankings and other lineup selection tools here to help you make smart fantasy baseball lineup decisions. MLB betting tips for each day's slate of games will also be added in the morning.

Its Monday, March 31 and the Red Sox (1-2) are in Baltimore, MD to take on the Orioles (2-2) in Game 1 of their series. Sean Newcomb is scheduled to take the mound for the Sox against Cade Povich for the O’s.

The Mets opened the season in Houston and lost two of three to the Astros. Offense was the problem for New York as they scored just five runs in the three-game set. Juan Soto, however, did homer and three hits in nine at bats for the Mets against Houston.

NL MVP contenders for the Braves in 2025, but injury concerns and bullpen issues could impact Atlanta’s quest for success this season.