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Several New York Yankees used redesigned bats during the team’s seasonal opening series against Milwaukee Brewers.
The new design places the barrel closer to the hands instead of the more standard location towards the end of the bat. Breweries closer Trevor Megill questioned the use of the “torpedo” bats and shared its frustrations after New York scored 20 races on Saturday on his way to a blowout victory over Milwaukee.
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Jazz Chisholm Jr. No. 13 from New York Yankees celebrates with Anthony Volpe #11 after hitting a third inning homemade against Milwaukee Brewers at Yankee Stadium on March 29, 2025 in New York City. (Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
Yankees hit a franchise record nine home runs under 20-9 victory. Megill flushed against the bats and argued that they were “terrible”, but also admitted that they were a “genius” idea.
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“I think it’s terrible,” Brewer’s Relief Pitcher told the New York Post. “We’ll see what the data says. I’ve never seen anything like it before. I feel like it’s something, [league]. It might not be. But it’s Yankees, so they let it slip. “
Milwaukee Brewers Pitcher Trevor Megill throws in Bullpen during Spring Training Workouts, February 15, 2025, in Phoenix. (Dave Kallmann / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA Today Network via Imag images)
The shape of the bat is within the framework of the league rules, making it allowed.
According to MLB rule 3.02, “The bat should be a smooth, round stick no more than 2.61 inches in diameter at the thickest part and no more than 42 inches in length. Bats must be a piece of solid wood.” In addition, the “experimental” bats cannot be used “until the manufacturer has secured approval from the Major League Baseball for his design and manufacturing methods.”
Anthony Volpe from New York Yankees hits a solo home in the second round during the game between Milwaukee Brewers, March 27, 2025, in New York. (Mary Decicco/MLB photos via Getty Images)
Other players in Brewers’ Clubhouse opposed Megill’s position, with the first Baseman Rhys Hoskins who suggested the design left him fascinated.
“I didn’t see it until after the game,” Hoskins said. “They figured a way to make it work. Logically, it makes a lot of sense, but I’m not a physicist. But how could I not want to examine it anymore?”
“I’ve already talked to some bat companies since the game to see if I could get my model made like that, just to see what it’s like,” Hoskins added. “We’ll see. Just because it worked for someone doesn’t mean it works for everyone. To beat is such a feeling. But I would try it.”
Nestor Cortes, who played for Yankees from 2021-24 and gave up eight deserved races on Saturday, withdrew the new bats from the new bats.
“It’s nothing new to me,” Cortes said. “I know a few guys did this past year. I don’t think it matters to me. I get science and technology behind it. I don’t know; it doesn’t really bother me.”
Yankees drove to a 12-3 win on Sunday to complete a three-game celebration of the breweries.
