YES announcer Michael Kay pointed out during the broadcast that several players had been using a design with a barrel closer to the hands.

Some Yankees are using a new bat design that went viral on social media during the club's historic 20-9 win over the Brewers.

The Washington Nationals are a rebuilding team that's finally starting to show real progress after a rough half-decade, but the New York Yankees' "torpedo" bats have taken the league by storm early this season.

The second game of the new season saw the New York Yankees put up a historic offensive performance. The Yankees blew out the Milwaukee Brewers 20-9 on Saturday, thanks to a franch

An insider recently revealed that a St. Louis Cardinals Gold Glove defender discovered a similar design to the New York Yankees' torpedo bat several years ago.

Aaron Leanhardt was the Yankees' lead analyst in 2024 before joining the Marlins' coaching staff this offseason.

While Aaron Judge rocked three homers using his normal bat, a number of Yankees opted for the Torpedo bat, which was designed in part by former Massachusetts Institute of Technology physicist Aaron Leanhardt and are notable for being densest at the barrel, or the "sweet spot" of the bat.

Many of the Yankees used torpedo bats while posting historic numbers this weekend. Here's how the team started using the oddly-shaped bats and why they're legal.