Home Run Surge Raises Eyebrows. The controversy gained momentum after the New York Yankees smashed 15 home runs in their first three games of the season, many of them using torpedo bats.

The bats have been around for a few years, at least since 2023, and bat companies have long been working with the distribution of weight to help hitters get an edge.

For more than two weeks now they have plummeted from arguably the majors’ best offense to something that Alvaro Espinoza ...

The controversy around the bat is mainly because it's new and never really been seen before. And it's having quite a bit of success that we're not used to seeing from hitters in this era.

Torpedo Bats Aren't Technically Cheating, But Still Causing Controversy In The MLB The odd-looking baseball bats helped the Yankees hit over a dozen home runs during opening weekend. By.

Leanhardt developed a bat for the Yankees that put more wood in the barrel than at the end of the bat. It’s known as a “torpedo bat.” While the bat stays within Major League Baseball’s ...

While the bats have been met with their fair share of criticism and controversy, they are completely within MLB rules. 5 Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s torpedo bat up close.

MLB 'torpedo' bats are legal, have been used before, former Miami Marlins president says. Former Miami Marlins President Dave Samson discusses robot umpires and the controversy over 'torpedo' bats ...

Bat controversy shows MLB popularity, commissioner claims Yankees manager Aaron Boone has already come out in defence of the torpedo bats, saying the team is “just trying to be the best we can ...

MLB players that use torpedo bats At the moment, there are 17 confirmed MLB players who are using the torpedo bats in regular-season games — five of whom are from the New York Yankees.

Two days after the New York Yankees’ offensive outburst in the Bronx made torpedo bats the talk of baseball, Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz decided to try one for the first time in ...