The social media has been talking a lot about the New York Yankees latest Torpedo bat, and they now know who really created the bat.

Some Yankees have been swinging unique lumber lately, but nothing illegal. The Bombers’ bats drew attention on Saturday, as the team set a franchise record with nine home runs in a 20-9 win over

The Yankees just clobbered a MLB record 15 home runs in their first three games thanks in part to a new style of bat developed by a 48-year-old physicist.

While Aaron Judge rocked three homers using his normal bat, a number of Yankees opted for the Torpedo bat, which was designed in part by former Massachusetts Institute of Technology physicist Aaron Leanhardt and are notable for being densest at the barrel,

Behind the explosive "torpedo" bats of the Yankees, there's a physicist from MIT. But Aaron Leanhardt, the mastermind behind the design, insists: "the real secret lies with the hitters, not the wood!" The "torpedo" design,