Standing in front of his Yankee Stadium locker on Sunday, Anthony Volpe presented two bats for inspection. In his left hand, the Yankees shortstop displayed one he had used last season; in his right,

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy fumed over the Yankees’ new Torpedo bats in a more than two-minute rant posted on X on Sunday night.

New torpedo bats drew attention when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers that traveled a combined 3,695 feet.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. likes his new torpedo-shaped bat quite a bit. He's hit three home runs in two games with the unusual-looking bat, which has more mass below the barrel to help hitters who tend to make contact closer to the label than the true barrel.

Some Yankees players used a new bat during the second game in the Major League Baseball season against the Milwaukee Brewers.

The biggest revelation from Major League Baseball’s opening weekend was not the Dodgers’ 5-0 dominance, the four home runs hit already by Eugenio Suarez, or Miami’s three consecutive walk-off wins.

KANSAS CITY — The Yankees and their “torpedo” bats were the talk of the Guardians ’ clubhouse before Sunday’s game against the Royals. The new bats helped the Yankees hit nine home runs against the Brewers on Saturday at Yankee Stadium. The bats, which have reportedly been approved by MLB, move more wood toward the middle of the bat.

New York Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. reacts after hitting a three-run home run, also scoring Paul Goldschmidt and Aaron Judge, during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Sunday, March 30, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith) AP