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Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! The New York Yankees took the baseball world by storm when they debuted the newest piece of hitting technology earlier this weekend. The new bat, dubbed the “torpedo bat,” has more of the wood moved to the label rather than the barrel to theoretically increase barrels and decrease mishits.The Yankees debuted the bats with a select few hitters and promptly slugged nine home runs in a 20-run performance against the Milwaukee Brewers.Brewers reliever Trevor Megill took a pretty harsh stance on the new style of bats that were used to brutalize Milwaukee’s pitching.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 29: Jazz Chisholm Jr. #13 of the New York Yankees celebrates with Anthony Volpe #11 after hitting a third inning home run against the Milwaukee Brewers at Yankee Stadium…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 29: Jazz Chisholm Jr. #13 of the New York Yankees celebrates with Anthony Volpe #11 after hitting a third inning home run against the Milwaukee Brewers at Yankee Stadium on March 29, 2025 in New York City.
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“I think it’s terrible,” Megill said, via The New York Post of the bats that had the barrel in a non-traditional spot. “We’ll see what the data says. I’ve never seen anything like it before. I feel like it’s something used in slo-pitch softball. It’s genius: Put the mass all in one spot. It might be bush (league). It might not be. But it’s the Yankees, so they’ll let it slide.”This new innovation is well within the rule book, and it makes a lot of sense. If the Yankees’ hitters hit the ball on the label more often than the barrel, it makes a lot of sense to move the hardest part of the bat to where they’re hitting it.The Brewers, as well as every other team in the league, can do the same thing to improve their performance.Pitchers have been light years ahead of hitters in terms of the technology and science used to improve performance. This could be the beginning of hitters catching up.More MLB: Aaron Judge Reveals Why He Doesn’t Use Yankees’ New ‘Torpedo Bat’
