The Bronx Bombers now have torpedoes in their arsenal. The New York Yankees officially launched the “torpedo bat” era over the weekend — with multiple players using a modified baseball bat ...

The rule says bats must be made of one solid piece of wood that's no longer than 42 inches, that's smooth and round, and that has a barrel no wider than 2.61 inches in diameter.

The "torpedo" bat used by several players on the New York Yankees was created by Aaron Leanhardt, an MIT physicist who now coaches for the Miami Marlins. Leanhardt developed the torpedo bat from ...

Those conversations helped create a shape — resembling a bowling pin, with a thicker middle and a tapered barrel — that the company first turned into a real, wood bat in November 2023.

New York Yankees' Jasson Domínguez (24) scores during the third inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, on Saturday, March 29, 2025, in New York. Image: Angelina Katsanis/AP ...

The history of the Yankees' controversial new baseball bats Nine of the Yankees' MLB record-tying 15 home runs hit in their first three games were used by five players using torpedo bats.

But torpedo bats slim down again closer to the end, centering the bat's weight to what's considered the sweet spot of the barrel, where hitters get the most power on their swings.

Five members of the Yankees’ lineup adopted torpedo bats during their 2025 opening series, crushing a combined nine home runs: Jazz Chisholm Jr. (three), Volpe (two), Austin Wells (two), Paul ...