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Major League Baseball |
The bats -- which Major League Baseball confirmed are legal-- are defined by an untraditional barrel, which rests closer to the hitter's hands.
Dallas Morning News |
New torpedo bats drew attention when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers that traveled a combined 3,695 feet on Saturday.
The New York Times |
It was the first time in team history that the Yankees hit four home runs in one inning.

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Baseball reacts to the new 'Torpedo' bats
The Yankees' new "Torpedo" bats are the talk of baseball. The bats -- which Major League Baseball confirmed are legal \-\- are defined by an untraditional barrel, which rests closer to the hitter's hands.
Are 'torpedo' bats legal? Yankees respond to the attention about their use
After the Bronx Bombers lived up to their nickname with an historic nine-homer game, attention turned to the new larger-barrel bats some players used.
The Yankees' new torpedo bats propel team to record-breaking start
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Torpedo-shaped bats draw attention in MLB after Yankees hit team-record 9 homers in one game
New torpedo bats drew attention when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers that traveled a combined 3,695 feet on Saturday. Using a strikingly different model in which wood is moved lower down the barrel after the label and shapes the end a little like a bowling pin,
What MLB said about the Yankees' new torpedo bats
The New York Yankees' "torpedo" bats -- their new redesigned lumber that moves more wood into the label area to create more area where hitters make contact -- are all the buzz after their huge 20-9 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.
League Approves Yankees' Unique Bat Design Amid Scrutiny
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Yankees blast 9 HRs to set franchise record, Judge gets third 3-homer game in 20-9 win over Brewers
Then, they broke a franchise record with nine total home runs. The Yankees ultimately beat the Milwaukee Brewers 20-9. Advertisement “What a performance,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “Kind of a weird,
Aaron Judge, Jazz Chisholm Jr. continue torrid start as Yankees complete sweep of Brewers
Aaron Judge homered in his first at-bat, Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered twice and the Yankees went deep four more times in a 12-3 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday, a day after becoming the third team in major league history to hit nine homers in a game.
Yankees’ Aaron Judge clubs three home runs in Brewers beatdown
The New York Yankees' Aaron Judge clubbed three home runs in the team's 20-9 win over the Milwaukee Brewers Saturday at Yankee Stadium.
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Yankees' new 'Torpedo' bats create a stir amid 15-homer weekend barrage
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,
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Is college baseball better off with wooden bats? Here's what Jay Johnson and LSU think.
Johnson said the uptick in homers has led some SEC coaches to believe the college game should transition to using wooden bats. Johnson is not among them. He argues home runs and high scores have helped the sport become more popular. Abnormally high run totals are a hallmark of the sport and a true differentiator from the professional ranks.
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The Yankees weird-looking custom bats, explained
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.
Torpedo-Shaped Bats Draw Attention After Yankees Hit Team-Record 9 Homers in Rout of Brewers
New torpedo bats drew attention when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers that traveled a combined 3,695 feet
Brewers' Trevor Megill rails against Yankees' newly designed 'torpedo' bats: 'I think it's terrible'
Several New York Yankees players have used redesigned bats this season. The new bats feature a barrel closer to a batter's hands instead of toward the end of the bat.
Yankees' 'torpedo' bats elicit shock and awe around baseball after a 13-home run weekend
The reaction across MLB to the design of the New York Yankees' new 'torpedo' bats after the Bronx Bombers belted 13 home runs in two games was swift.
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