New York Yankees, Torpedo and baseball
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These bats boast a distinct design with a bulbous, wider barrel reminiscent of a bowling pin, spurring many fans into debate about their legality and potential benefits.
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Milwaukee Brewers starter Nestor Cortes Jr. said the New York Yankees were not fully bought into using the torpedo bats last season.
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Aaron Judge homered in his first at-bat, Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered twice and the New York Yankees went deep four more times in a 12-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday, a day after becoming...
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The name comes from the pronounced shape of the bats, which have some of the wood redistributed from the top of the bat into the label to make the barrel bigger. MLB’s rule book allows for such changes;
Reds star Elly de la Cruz is the latest convert, hitting two home runs and knocking in seven runs in his first game with the unique bat.
Aaron Leanhardt helped develop the first such bats with the Yankees, for whom he worked as a minor-league hitting coach and analyst.
The Mets finally flexed their muscles at the plate on Monday night, as a huge fifth-inning rally lifted them to a 10-4 win over the divison-rival Marlins at loanDepot Park.
The New York Yankees' power surge over their season-opening series against the Milwaukee Brewers this past weekend generated significant attention for their new "torpedo" bats. ESPN's Jeff Passan detailed how the bats were created and introduced in the majors,