US EditionYankees' 'Torpedo' Bats Drive Record-Setting Start to MLB Season
- The New York Yankees are reportedly using new 'Torpedo' bats, which have an unusual design that critics argue offers an unfair advantage, as reported by Major League Baseball.
- A fan claimed that the Yankees hired a physicist to design these bats, garnering over nine million views on social media.
- The Yankees hit nine home runs in one game and lead the majors with 15 home runs in three games, the highest in Major League Baseball.
- Some players, including those from the Los Angeles Dodgers, are considering the new bat design, although several critics, such as Brandon Lockridge and Cody Asche, expressed skepticism about their impact.
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Press-Telegram
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…
The Times Herald
Phillies Notebook: Torpedoes are a lock to gain popularity among batters
PHILADELPHIA — Take one day where the Yankees go crazy hitting home runs and know that a revolution has apparently begun. Three home runs on the first three pitches of a game … nine home runs in one game … an MLB record-tying total of 15 over their first three games of the season, all part of the Yankees’ pummeling series sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers to open the season. But the real news coming out of that series, which calculated out to a 36-…
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