New York – It's not the baguette. It's the assistant. Or, maybe it's a bot
One thing is certain: New York Yankees do not cheat. They do not break – or even lean – the rules. Their so-called “Torpedo Bats” which have become viral In recent days are completely legal. In fact, a handful of other league players used strange battles during the opening weekend of MLB. This number will increase almost certainly in the coming days.
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Unfortunately for conspiracy theorists and aluminum paper carriers, there is no secret yankees bat lab hidden under train 4.
These new-aged sticks made the headlines over the weekend in the middle of a historic offensive barrier of the Yankees offensive. SATURDAY, New York strikers have castigated nine circuits against the brewers of Milwaukee, the Tallage in one highest match In the 122 years of franchise history. A day later, the bombers went deep four times in a Sweeping 12-3 Dubbing.
However, it was not the sluggers but their equipment that made the headlines.
The bats seem extraordinarily bizarre – abnormal, distorted. Instead of a barrel which maintains a uniform circumference on the grain, as has been the norm for decades in professional baseball, the Torpille bats have a thicker mild point before stopping again towards the end. The result, in theory, is a piece of wood with more mass distributed at the specific location where contact is established. And if you remember something about secondary physics: strength is equal to the acceleration of mass times.
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“The concept makes it so much meaning”, the Yankees curl stop Anthony Volpe told journalists before Sunday's match. The 24 -year -old was hot in 2025, with circuits In the first two games of the season. “I know I'm bought. The more you can have the larger barrel where you hit the ball, it makes sense to me. ”
Volpe was one of the four yankees to go with unusual wood over the weekend, as well as Austin Wells,, Paul Goldschmidt And Cody Bellinger. Meanwhile, the reigning American league MVP Aaron judgeWho has already launched four circuits this season, was less convinced. This is understandable, since the Titanic voltiseur launched 161 BALLS of 161 long at the top of the League since 2022.
“What I have done in the past two seasons has been talking about himself,” said Captain of the Yankees. “Why try to change something if you have something working?”
Judge's is a rational line of thought, but for simple mortals through MLB, new technology has a real call. Tampa Bay Caminero junior And Minnesota Ryan Jeffers were two other large leaguers seen using bats on Sunday. And while the advent of these bats was credited with former analysts of the Yankees and current of the field coordinator of the Marlins of Miami Aaron LeanhardtVarious MLB sources have told Yahoo Sports that several other teams have been working on similar technology for some time.
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Several bat companies are already manufacturing Torpille bats, including Victus Sports, who has teased his version on Instagram on Sunday. Players generally have agreements with specific bat manufacturers, who then coordinate with the player to find a model that suits them best. High-level players, such as Volpe, will sometimes dig more deeply, manufacturing a personalized bat specialized in categories such as weighting, balance, thickness and density. The process, for its defenders, is similar to the installation of the club in golf, in which the equipment is specifically adapted to its user.
How much of real advantage these torpedo bats remains an open question. Since the recent Yankees performance was catchy, several other factors contributed to the disadvantage of Home Run. Brewers are currently faced with a punching injury crisis, with eight of their 13 best unavailable arms. As a result, two Hurlers made their MLB debut on Saturday, allowing four combined circuits. Former Yankee Nestor CortesWho returned five circuits on Saturday, also looked at Discomble in his return to the BronxMissing spots in the area several times with its quick ball.
This did not prevent those who receive the offensive dam recording their complaints On the Yankees bats. But the truth is that only time, scientific tests and a much more important sample of data will determine exactly how the torpedo bats could be compared to a more typical piece of wood.
But where the Yankees have already succeeded is to promote the support of their players.
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To convince the strikers of the big leagues, in particular the successes, to change anything in their routines can be difficult. These are usual creatures, processes, consistency. The fact that Yankees brass has Volpe and Co. sufficiently invested in this new technology is, in itself, a huge organizational victory.
“We try to be the best possible”, ” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “… we are trying to win in the margin, and it appears in so many different ways.”
Given the wave of threshing media generated by the torrent of the taters of the Yankees this weekend, other clubs are sure to start or accelerate their own tests on torpedo bats. In the future, curiosity will surely win the day.
Asked how many organizations in addition to the Yankees play with the optimization of bats, a high level person with another team offered a spiritual and revealing response:
“After this weekend? About 29.”
