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Some New York Yankees use redesigned bats during the team opening series Milwaukee Brewers.
The new design brings the barrel closer to the hand, rather than a more standard placement position at the end of the bat. Winemaker Trevor Megill raised questions about the use of the “torpedo” bat and shared his frustration after New York scored 20 runs Saturday to beat Milwaukee.
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Jazz Chisholm Jr. of the New York Yankees celebrated No. 13 for the New York Yankees with a third home run against the Milwaukee Brewers on March 29, 2025 at Yankees in New York City. (Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
Yankees hit franchise record Nine home runs During the 20-9 victory. Megill opposes bats, considering them “terrible”, but also admits that they are “genius”.
“I think it’s awful,'” Brewers Relief Pitcher Tell the New York Post. “We’ll see what the data says. I’ve never seen anything like that. I think it’s something used in Slo-Pitch softball. It’s the genius: put the mass all in one place. Maybe it’s Bush [league]. Probably not. But it’s the Yankees, so they’ll slide. ”
Milwaukee brewer pitcher Trevor Megill puts in the bullpen during spring training in Phoenix on February 15, 2025. (Dave Kallmann / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA Today via Imagen Images)
The shape of the bat is within the scope of the alliance rules, making it allowable.
According to MLB Rule 3.02, “Bats should not exceed 2.61 inches in diameter and 42 inches in length in the thickest part. The bats should be a solid piece of wood.” In addition, “experimental” bats cannot be used until the manufacturer obtains approval for the design and manufacturing methods of Major League Baseball. ”
Anthony Volpe of the New York Yankees gave a home run in the second inning between the Milwaukee Brewers in New York on March 27, 2025. (Photo by Mary Decicco/MLB via Getty Images)
Other players at the Brewers’Clubhouse oppose Megill’s position, with first baseman Rhys Hoskins hinting that the design has attracted him.
“I didn’t see it until after the game. They came up with a way to make it work. Logically, it made sense, but I’m not a physicist. But why don’t I want to study it more?”
“I’ve talked to some bat companies since the game to see if I could make a model like that, just to see what it looks like,” Hoskins added. “We’ll see it. Just because it works for someone doesn’t mean it works for everyone. Hitting is a feeling. But I’ll try it.”
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Nestor Cortes has played for the Yankees since 2021-24 and gave up eight runs on Saturday, shrugging.
“It’s not new to me,” Cortez said. “I know a few people did it last year. I don’t think it’s important to me. I got behind the science and technology. I don’t know; it didn’t bother me.”
Yankees Sunday completed three games with a 12-3 victory.
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