Jones, 23, was New York's first-round draft pick in 2022. He played the entire season in Double-A a year ago and hit a respectable .259/.336/.452 with 17 home runs, though that slash line came with 200 strikeouts. Jones struck out in close to 40% of his plate appearances and became the first Yankees' minor leaguer ever with a 200-strikeout season.

Yankees great CC Sabathia says we shouldn't be so quick to credit the Yankees early success to new torpedo bats, but rather the Brewers' subpar pitching.

On the off-chance anyone is still in the dark, the torpedo bat is potentially the most exciting innovation to hit MLB in a long time. A bat model that is thickest where the hitter is most likely to make contact?

Check out some of the home runs hit this season by players using torpedo bats.

On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including the online hysteria surrounding the ‘torpedo bats‘ in MLB.

Torpedo bats drew attention over the weekend when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers in one game.

Bat makers are bracing for the newest obsession to become a fixture in baseball. “The torpedoes are here to stay,”

Developed by a physicist, these bats have their widest part, called the barrel, closer to the player's hands to offer a better chance of hitting the ball on their "sweet spot"