The reigning World Series champion Dodgers aren't jumping on the torpedo bat bandwagon just yet, but they're not opposed to it either.

I just wish I had a torpedo bat because there was a lot of contact on the label on my bat when I played,” manager Will Venable said. “But otherwise, I’ve heard things in the past about guys using it.

Most Diamondbacks hitters saw the torpedo bats and dismissed them. They are taking a closer look as the team prepares to face the New York Yankees.

"Torpedo'' style bats are all the talk of MLB, but Giancarlo Stanton used a version of that lumber last year, when he went on a postseason home run spree.

In addition to Swanson, Nico Hoerner has been swinging a torpedo bat in games. Ian Happ swung one during the Tokyo Series. Other players have tried them in batting practice.

Count Spencer Jones among the members of the New York Yankees family who will swing a torpedo bat this season. The No. 3 overall prospect in the New York farm s

Giancarlo Stanton, one of the first known adopters of the torpedo bat, declined Tuesday to say whether he believes using it last season caused the tendon ailments in both elbows that forced him to begin this season on the injured list.

Torpedo bats have recently become popular thanks to the Yankees, but Victus Sports in Pennsylvania said they've been working on them for a while.

Giancarlo Stanton avoided questions that might have tied the New York Yankees' new torpedo bats to his new injury. Stanton has come down with a case of epicondylitis, more commonly known as "tennis elbow," in both elbows. He was asked if the new bats may have caused the injury, and he shut it down immediately.