Yankees' 'Torpedo' Bats Drive Record-Setting Start to MLB Season
- The Yankees set a franchise record by hitting nine home runs in one game, winning 20-9 against the Brewers.
- Aaron Judge contributed significantly with three home runs and eight RBIs during the game.
- The Yankees scored four runs and hit three consecutive home runs at the start, marking a first in their history.
- Starting pitcher Fried made his Yankees debut, allowing six runs and seven hits over 4 2/3 innings.
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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…
Yankees Skipper Aaron Boone Joins Jazz Chisholm Jr. in Shutting Down Doubters Amid Torpedo Bat Uproar
It almost seems like the New York Yankees are here to avenge. After all the mess in the World Series, they are back with a bang. The team blasted a record, hitting 15 home runs in just three games. They swept the Milwaukee Brewers with a score of 36-14. But even then, their fierce performance did not take the center stage. Rather, it is their brand new bats that are becoming viral. Enter the torpedo bats. And where there is virality, there is ch…
Ball-blasting ‘Torpedo bats’ making waves across MLB opening weekend
New "torpedo" baseball bats are making waves across America's national pastime, triggering an explosion of home runs in the first full week of the Major League Baseball season. The New York Yankees blasted an MLB record-tying 15 home runs in their first three games of the season, in part due to the new bats, which
Are the Yankees cheating?
(New York, NY) — The New York Yankees have been blasting out one home run after another since opening day last Thursday, and some fans say that’s only thanks to the team’s new “torpedo bats.” They were designed by an MIT physicist-turned coach. The bats are built for hitters who make contact closer to the label than the true barrel. They proved to be huge for the Yankees offense over the first weekend of baseball against the Brewers. The Bronx B…
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