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.

MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt has been credited with creating the torpedo bats. Leanhardt previously served as a hitting analyst with the Yankees before he joined the Miami Marlins as a field coordinator in the offseason.

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

Players outside the Bronx who have tried out the bats this season include the Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz and Jose Trevino, Baltimore Orioles' Adley Rutschman, New York Mets' Francisco Lindor, Chicago Cubs' Dansby Swanson, Toronto Blue Jays' Davis Schneider and Tampa Bay Rays' Junior Caminero, according to Yahoo Sports' Chris Cwik.

The founder of popular site Barstool Sports went on a tirade about "torpedo" bats, drawing a response from a New York Yankees infielder.

The New York Yankees made history on Tuesday. After tying the Major League home run record for the most long balls hit through the first three games of a season

NEW YORK — If you happen to think torpedo bats are a shortcut to home run heaven, take a look at the Yankees’ box scores the last two nights. They’ve struck out 27 times, not to mention back to back losses to the Diamondbacks. So let’s be real about this next-generation lumber.

The New York Yankees' new torpedo bats, developed by MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt who has also done work for NASA, have gone viral and sparked a fierce debate.

Just days ago most conversations surrounding the New York Yankees involved their ability to overcome the various injuries they suffered this spring. Then the Y