The New York Yankees have new custom bats that have led to some early offensive success, but star Aaron Judge has opted not to use a "torpedo bat" this year. When asked why he isn't using a torpedo bat, Judge said he can hit the bell just as well without one.

The New York Yankees have opened the 2025 season with a stunning homer barrage, which has brought on some controversy in itself. But don't worry about Aaron Judge: He won't be a part of it. Fans have taken notice to a new "torpedo" style bat that several Yankees players have been using since spring training.

Since multiple key players are on the injured list, it was hard to predict what the Yankees would look like out of the gate. They eased some of those concerns with a massive start to the season. In the three-game set against the Milwaukee Brewers,

It's another day and another record for the New York Yankees offense and the torpedo bats some of their players are using this year. New York faced the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday in its fourth game of the season and wasted no time making early noise with solo home runs from Jasson Domínguez in the third inning and Anthony Volpe in the fourth inning.

Aaron Leanhardt was the Yankees' lead analyst in 2024 before joining the Marlins' coaching staff this offseason.

They look like baseball bats morphing into bowling pins, their ends flaring into an aggressive bulge that suddenly tapers. So how do they work?

For the MIT-educated physicist behind the torpedo bat, it’s more about the talent of the players than their lumber at the plate

Despite losing their first game of the MLB season, the New York Yankees continued their historic start to the year as they broke multiple records through their prolific home run hitting.

YES announcer Michael Kay pointed out during the broadcast that several players had been using a design with a barrel closer to the hands.