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A number of New York Yankees used redesigned bats throughout the group’s season-opening collection towards the Milwaukee Brewers.
The brand new design locations the barrel nearer to the fingers as an alternative of the extra commonplace placement towards the top of the bat. Brewers nearer Trevor Megill took difficulty with using the “torpedo” bats and shared his frustrations after New York scored 20 runs on Saturday en path to a blowout win over Milwaukee.
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Jazz Chisholm Jr. #13 of the New York Yankees celebrates with Anthony Volpe #11 after hitting a third-inning dwelling run towards the Milwaukee Brewers at Yankee Stadium on March 29, 2025, in New York Metropolis. (Mike Stobe/Getty Pictures)
The Yankees hit a franchise-record 9 dwelling runs throughout the 20-9 win. Megill railed towards the bats, arguing they have been “terrible,” but additionally admitting they have been a “genius” thought.
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“I think it’s terrible,’” the Brewers reduction pitcher informed The New York Submit. “We’ll see what the data says. I’ve never seen anything like it before. I feel like it’s something used in slo-pitch softball. It’s genius: Put the mass all in one spot. It might be bush [league]. It might not be. But it’s the Yankees, so they’ll let it slide.”
Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Trevor Megill throws within the bullpen throughout spring coaching exercises, February 15, 2025, in Phoenix. (Dave Kallmann / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK by way of Imagn Pictures)
The form of the bat is inside the scope of league guidelines, making it permissible.
In line with MLB Rule 3.02, “The bat shall be a smooth, round stick not more than 2.61 inches in diameter at the thickest part and not more than 42 inches in length. The bat shall be one piece of solid wood.” Moreover, the “experimental” bats cannot be used “until the manufacturer has secured approval from Major League Baseball of his design and methods of manufacture.”
Anthony Volpe of the New York Yankees hits a solo dwelling run within the second inning throughout the sport between the Milwaukee Brewers, March 27, 2025, in New York. (Mary DeCicco/MLB Images by way of Getty Pictures)
Different gamers within the Brewers’ clubhouse countered Megill’s place, with first baseman Rhys Hoskins suggesting the design left him intrigued.
“I didn’t see it until after the game,’’ Hoskins said. “They discovered a strategy to make it work. Logically, it makes plenty of sense, however I’m not a physicist. However how may I not need to look into it extra?”
“I’ve already talked to some bat corporations because the sport to see if I may get my mannequin made like that, simply to see what it’s like,” Hoskins added. “We’ll see. Simply because it labored for any individual doesn’t imply it’ll work for everyone. Hitting is such a really feel factor. However I’d strive it.”
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Nestor Cortes, who performed for the Yankees from 2021-24 and gave up eight earned runs on Saturday, shrugged off the brand new bats.
“That is nothing new to me,” Cortes said. “I do know a couple of guys did it final yr. I do not assume it issues to me. I get the science and expertise behind it. I do not know; it does not actually trouble me.”
The Yankees cruised to a 12-3 victory on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep of the Brewers.
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