The New York Yankees have gotten off to a record-setting start to the campaign.  To begin the year, the Yankees were able to sweep the Milwaukee Brewers.

Former Yankees infielder Kevin Smith explained this new bat shape is called the "torpedo" and was designed by someone in the team's front office. It's pretty straightforward. The "torpedo" is intended to decrease misses and increase barreled balls.

The New York Yankees can’t stop crushing baseballs in their hot start to the 2025 MLB season. On Tuesday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Bronx Bombers lived up to their nickname again, as

The Washington Nationals are a rebuilding team that's finally starting to show real progress after a rough half-decade, but the New York Yankees' "torpedo" bats have taken the league by storm early this season.

But don't expect Jazz Chisholm Jr. to do away with the controversial torpedo bats anytime soon. The Yankees infielder had himself a huge opening series against the Brewers. He hit three home runs, drove in six with five hits in three games.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. has always been outspoken, and the New York Yankees infielder was back at it again on X — this time engaging with fans and explaining why the new “torpedo” bat is legal, which spilled into Aaron Judge’s 2017 campaign.

Arizona's Corbin Burnes makes his Diamondbacks debut against the New York Yankees and their new 'torpedo bats' Tuesday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.

Corbin Burnes’ debut did not go according to plan and the Diamondbacks trailed the New York Yankees, 4-2, as play entered the bottom of the sixth inning. Burnes turned in two sharp innings to open the game before serving up a solo homer to Jasson Dominguez to lead off the third.

The New York Yankees chased Corbin Burnes from Tuesday's game early thanks to an error from a former playoff enemy.

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