US EditionYankees' 'Torpedo' Bats Drive Record-Setting Start to MLB Season
- The New York Yankees are using new 'Torpedo' bats, which have a unique design that critics claim gives them an unfair advantage.
- The Yankees hit nine home runs in one game, leading the majors with 15 home runs in three games.
- Controversy emerged as sports owner Dave Portnoy criticized the bats as a form of cheating, while Yankees players admitted the barrel design is larger but still within regulations.
- Players from other teams, including the Atlanta Braves, have ordered the 'Torpedo' bats, with Dodgers' players also experimenting with the new design after the Yankees' power display.
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SF Giants can’t wait to get their hands on trendy “torpedo bats”
HOUSTON — Just about every year, a new trend sweeps across Major League Baseball. In 2023, it was the sweeper. In 2024, it was the splitter. In 2025? It’s the “torpedo bat.” The torpedo bat became the talk of baseball after the New York Yankees hit 15 home runs — including nine on Saturday — over three games against the Milwaukee Brewers. The bats, true to the name, feature a torpedo-like shape and are custom-made, designed to ensure the denses…
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Torpedo talk: Dodgers hitters are ‘curious,’ will try new bat design
LOS ANGELES — A record-tying 15 home runs in three games is pretty good advertising. The New York Yankees matched an MLB record with that power show in the first three games of their season over the weekend, drawing attention to the innovative “torpedo bats” some of their players used against the Milwaukee Brewers. Five Yankees used the bats over the weekend – Cody Bellinger, Paul Goldschmidt, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Anthony Volpe and Austin Wells. T…
Yankees' J.C. Escarra Defends Torpedo Bats, 'You Still Have To Swing' It
Yankees catcher J.C. Escarra clearly thinks those barking about New York's new torpedo bats should pipe down ... telling TMZ Sports, "at the end of the day, you still have to swing the bat and hit the ball in the barrel." The Bronx Bombers, of…
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