MIT-educated physicist changing MLB with his ‘torpedo bat’

When MIT students set foot on-campus they are directed to think-big and explore interdisciplinary possibilities in order to solve some of the word’s most challenging problems. In this pursuit, faculty and the MIT community strongly emphasize and promote the scientific method as a cornerstone of MIT’s research and education.

Innovation and inventions that have come out of MIT extend to every discipline and industry. The latest en vogue invention, the “torpedo bat.” Read more about how an MIT-educated physicist is revolutionizing the art of hitting and America’s nearly 200 year old pastime:

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By Francis Borrego
Francis Borrego Associate Director, Employer Relations