The inescapable hype of MLB’s torpedo bats has reached betting markets with quite a unique twist.
Prior to Tuesday’s games, DraftKings introduced markets for all players using torpedo bats to hit home runs, with Elly De La Cruz, Francisco Lindor, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. among the stars wielding the new lumber and with a market to offer.
YOU CAN BET ON TORPEDO BAT HOME RUNS NOW 🚀
— DraftKings Sportsbook (@DKSportsbook) April 1, 2025
Who is going yard tonight? pic.twitter.com/GVoGyFdI8l
“Torpedo bats are the biggest story in baseball right now, and they’ve already sparked incredible fan engagement early in the MLB season,” Johnny Avello, Director of Sports Operations at DraftKings told Covers Wednesday. “At DraftKings, we’re always looking to embrace the hottest trends and deliver the most exciting, relevant betting experiences for our customers.”
Notably, DK isn’t the only book to jump into the fray with specials on MLB’s hottest new hitting tech. Other books such as Underdog are similarly offering a home run feature on torpedo bats, while Fanatics Sportsbook offered a parlay to users titled “The Torpedo Touch” via Twitter.
Can anything stop these Torpedo Bats? 💣 pic.twitter.com/l5XcTdAnIy
— Fanatics Sportsbook (@FanaticsBook) April 1, 2025
It also seems like those props are here to stay, at least as long as the public remains interested in one of MLB’s most fascinating early-season storylines.
“We’ll continue featuring a dedicated tab for torpedo bat home run props, making it easier than ever for fans to get in on the action,” Avello added.
Tuesday’s torpedo tanks
Bettors perceptive enough to leap at a few torpedo homer props on Tuesday were rewarded handsomely in some cases. New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe took D-Backs ace Corbin Burnes deep and gone for his third home run of the season using his new hardware.
“The concept makes so much sense. I know I’m bought in,” Volpe told MLB.com earlier this week. “The bigger you can have the barrel where you hit the ball, it makes sense to me.”
Unfortunately, the 23-year-old was the only one of the reported 16 players using the gear to go yard, however, the bat still found itself at the center of attention for a reason. On Monday, Reds star Elly De La Cruz put together an offensive outburst for the ages with a two home run, seven RBI night against the Texas Rangers in a 14-3 shellacking.
That’s not even mentioning the reason the bat went viral in the first place, as the Yankees hit a stunning nine long balls against the Milwaukee Brewers in their second game of the season en route to a 20-9 win. That set an MLB record on Tuesday with their 18th home run as a team through four matchups.
Now, the question becomes how books will react, and according to Avello, it seems like there’s no panic on their end.
“We started seeing some more over money on the Yankees in that third game against the Brewers,” he told The Athletic. “That’s just bettors following a trend, and they will continue to follow it if it holds up. We don’t do any knee-jerk reactions on a smaller sample size like three games.”
