Amid concern from fans about a potential competitive advantage with the new bats, an MLB spokesperson told The Athletic's Chris Kirschner that "the shape of the bat does not violate the rules." The 2025 MLB rulebook requires bats to be single pieces of solid wood no longer than 42 inches long.

Yankees play-by-play broadcaster Michael Kay detailed during the game how New York redesigned its wooden bats thanks to a franchise study on shortstop Anthony Volpe's hitting patterns with the bat. " [New York] moved a lot of the wood into the label so the harder part of the bat is going to actually strike the ball," Kay explained on the broadcast.

The New York Yankees have stirred up controversy to start ... pitches and they wanted to strike the ball more often with the bat’s “sweet spot,” or the densest area.

Longtime Yankees broadcaster Michael Kay explained why they were using those bats during the YES Network broadcast and revealed the team actually custom-made those bats to improve hitting for ...

After the New York Yankees' 20-9 shellacking of the MIlwaukee Brewers on Saturday afternoon, social media had questions with comments about custom bats on the broadcast.

Enter the so-called “torpedo bat.” The new, odd-looking bat that has taken the baseball world by storm isn’t likely to lead to the kind of offensive production the Yankees featured in their ...

The New York Yankees certainly lived up to their celebrated nickname in a season-opening sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers. The Bronx Bombers belted a record-tying 15 home runs in their first three ...

For the MIT-educated physicist behind the torpedo bat, it’s more about the talent of the players than their lumber at the plate