King of Prussia-based Victus Sports is at the epicenter of baseball’s new bat craze. Here’s what you need to know about the torpedo and whether it will be here to stay.

The Yankees' new "Torpedo" bats are the talk of baseball. The bats -- which Major League Baseball confirmed are legal \-\- are defined by an untraditional barrel, which rests closer to the hitter's hands.

After the new design erupted into the public’s attention last weekend, there was an instant surge of interest.

Torpedo bats are just the latest innovation in the design of baseball bats, some of which stuck, and others which ... did not.

Roy Hobbs, the fabled swinger of his beloved “Wonderboy,” might disagree. But there really is no such thing as a “magic bat.” When MLB hitters select their sticks, they must make certain compromises.

Torpedo bats have been thrust into the national conversation following the Yankees’ three-game sweep of the Brewers last weekend to open the season, including Saturday’s 20-9 rout that doubled as a home run derby with a franchise record nine homers.

Torpedo bats have taken the baseball world by storm over the last few days, and that storm has reached the Texas Rangers. According to a report from Evan Grant

Following the New York Yankees’ ‘remarkable’ success with the torpedo bats, Joc Pederson and other Texas Rangers players are now eager to give them a shot this season. Joc Pederson has been vocal about jumping on the hype surrounding the “torpedo bats,