Skip to content
967sports

967sports

"Where Every Play Sparks an Epic Sports Story"

Primary Menu
  • Home
  • Football
  • Hockey
  • Basketball
  • NBA
  • NHL
  • NRL
  • sport cars
  • MLB
Live
  • Home
  • 2025
  • March
  • 30
  • MLB Needs to Put a Stop to the Yankees’ Torpedo Bats
  • MLB

MLB Needs to Put a Stop to the Yankees’ Torpedo Bats

Benjamin Sue March 30, 2025

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
MLB Needs to Put a Stop to the Yankees' Torpedo Bats

MLB Needs to Put a Stop to the Yankees' Torpedo Bats

The Yankees’ Secret Weapon: Are Their New ‘Torpedo Bats’ Giving Them an Unfair Advantage?

MLB Needs to Put a Stop to the Yankees' Torpedo Bats
MLB Needs to Put a Stop to the Yankees’ Torpedo Bats

The New York Yankees may have just discovered the closest thing to a legal performance enhancer in Major League Baseball—but it’s not in the form of a pill or injection. It’s a baseball bat.

On Saturday, the Yankees made history by launching a franchise-record nine home runs in a win over the Milwaukee Brewers. They followed that up on Sunday with homers from Aaron Judge and Ben Rice, securing a perfect 3-0 start to the season. But while the Bronx Bombers’ power surge is making headlines, it’s the bats they’re using that have become the biggest story in baseball.

A Game-Changing Innovation

These aren’t just any bats. The Yankees have reportedly developed a new, slightly unorthodox design that shifts the majority of the bat’s weight toward the barrel—specifically, around the label. This tweak optimizes the area of contact, allowing hitters to generate more power and consistency at the plate.

For the skeptics out there, yes, these bats are perfectly legal. But it’s not as simple as showing up with an oversized Wiffle ball bat. The mastermind behind this innovation? Former MIT physicist-turned-bench coach Aaron Leanhardt, who worked with Yankees hitters to develop custom-designed bats tailored to each player’s swing mechanics and contact tendencies.

“Where are you trying to hit the ball? Where are you trying to make contact?” Leanhardt told The Athletic in a recent phone interview. By analyzing each hitter’s tendencies, the Yankees created bats with an optimized weight distribution, making it easier for their sluggers to square up pitches with force.

Leanhardt has since moved on to the Miami Marlins as a field coordinator, but the impact of his invention is still being felt in New York. According to Cody Bellinger, at least five Yankees hitters are currently using these so-called “torpedo bats,” and early results suggest they are game-changing.

Innovation or Unfair Advantage?

Let’s call it what it is—this is straight out of a baseball mad scientist’s playbook. The Yankees saw Juan Soto walk in free agency, knew they needed an edge, and found one in a lab. Chess, not checkers.

But while the bats are technically within MLB’s rules, their introduction raises serious questions about fairness and competitive balance. Unlike a simple swing adjustment or a new training method, these bats provide a tangible, mechanical advantage that other teams don’t yet have access to. In order for other clubs to catch up, they would need to conduct their own research, develop their own variations, send them to a manufacturer, and wait for them to be produced before their players could even start testing them.

“I’ve never seen anything like it before,” said Brewers closer Trevor Megill. “It might be bush league. It might not be. But it’s the Yankees, so they’ll let it slide.”

The issue here isn’t just the bats themselves—it’s the precedent they set. If the Yankees can legally create an enhanced bat that gives them a competitive advantage, what’s stopping other teams from pushing the limits even further? If every team starts crafting their own custom bat designs, MLB could soon find itself in a Wild West-style arms race of bat technology.

Yes, the Yankees have a literal genius MIT Physicist, Lenny (who is the man), on payroll. He invented the “Torpedo” barrel. It brings more wood – and mass – to where you most often make contact as a hitter. The idea is to increase the number of “barrels” and decrease misses. pic.twitter.com/CsC1wkAM9G

— Kevin Smith (@KJS_4) March 29, 2025

MLB Needs to Step In

Major League Baseball has already had to crack down on pitchers using illegal substances for enhanced grip and spin rates. Now, they might need to take a similar stance with hitters. If these torpedo bats prove to be as impactful as early results suggest, the league must step in before the situation spirals out of control.

At the end of the day, baseball is built on the idea of a level playing field. The Yankees’ latest innovation might be the hottest topic in the sport right now, but if the league doesn’t act fast, it could lead to a new era of controversy over equipment regulations and unfair advantages.

For now, the Yankees have figured out how to maximize their firepower legally. But don’t be surprised if MLB steps in soon to rewrite the rules—because right now, New York might be playing chess while everyone else is stuck playing checkers.

Like this:

Like Loading...

Related

Continue Reading

Previous: Kansas Fans, Stay Calm: Flory Bidunga Expected to Return Despite Transfer Portal Entry
Next: Oregon Ducks Reach Out to Monmouth Sharpshooter in Transfer Portal

Related Stories

IMG_0990
  • Baseball
  • MLB
  • New York Yankees

MAJOR BOOST: Yankees Secure Big-Time Power Upgrade at Third Base Ahead of Playoff Push — Key Trade Reshapes Infield and Boosts October Hopes

Kelly June 18, 2025
IG3ENKIJUNFSLC5P6WQPA4M6B4
  • MLB
  • New York Yankees

Breaking: Yankees Make Bold Move with Former Top Prospect Oswald Peraza, Transitioning Him to a Better Role After Giancarlo Stanton’s Return Crowds Lineup

Kelly June 17, 2025
Cincinnati-Reds-2025-OverUnder-Win-Total-Prediction (3)
  • Cincinnati Reds
  • MLB

Reds Quietly Building Next-Gen Shortstop Corps as Future Without Elly De La Cruz Looms

Kelly June 8, 2025

You may have missed

IMG_0990
  • Baseball
  • MLB
  • New York Yankees

MAJOR BOOST: Yankees Secure Big-Time Power Upgrade at Third Base Ahead of Playoff Push — Key Trade Reshapes Infield and Boosts October Hopes

Kelly June 18, 2025
IMG_0987
  • Premier League

FC Porto Anuncia Ambicioso Projeto de Renovação do Estádio do Dragão com Vista ao Mundial 2030 e Grandes Eventos Internacionais

Kelly June 18, 2025
images (81)
  • Premier League

Astrit Selmani de la FC Dinamo București Descoperă că Fostul Om de Serviciu Lucra la 79 de Ani – O Surpriză Care Schimbă Vieți

Kelly June 18, 2025
3a466-17179610264473-1920
  • Alexander zverev

Breaking: Andy Roddick Stirs Tennis World by Declaring Alexander Zverev the Greatest Player Without a Grand Slam Title Amid Harsh Criticism and Coaching Controversy

Kelly June 17, 2025

Categories

  • A-League (1)
  • AFL (546)
  • AFLW (2)
  • Alexander zverev (4)
  • Aston Martin (2)
  • Astrit Selmani (1)
  • Baseball (662)
  • Basketball (379)
  • BOXING (3)
  • Canadian Premier League (3)
  • CFL (57)
  • Chicago Blackhawks (1)
  • Cincinnati Reds (5)
  • CRICKET (37)
  • CYCLING (2)
  • darts championship (9)
    • Mercedes-Benz (7)
  • Dinamo București (1)
  • Dog Show (1)
  • Edmonton Oilers (1)
  • Football (89)
    • Bundesliga (2)
    • Champion League (1)
    • Championship (1)
    • La Liga (3)
    • Premier League (39)
  • Formula 1 (67)
  • formula1 (154)
  • golf (9)
  • Hockey (259)
  • huskies (1)
  • Kansas State Wildcats (1)
  • manchester united (2)
  • Michigan (1)
  • michigan wolverines (8)
  • MLB (1,099)
  • MLS (126)
  • MMA (2)
  • MotoGP (2)
  • National football league (2)
  • National League (1)
  • NBA (372)
  • NCAA (1,544)
  • NCAA BASKETBALL (11)
  • NCCA (35)
  • New England Patriots (8)
  • New York Yankees (6)
  • NFL (3,017)
  • NHL (247)
  • Novak Djokovic (1)
  • NRL (362)
  • olympic (1)
  • OLYMPICS (1)
  • Oregon Ducks (1)
  • pool (1)
  • Rugby (96)
  • Samu Aghehowa (1)
  • Serie a (6)
  • Snooker (1)
  • Soccer (80)
  • sport cars (2)
  • St. Louis Cardinals (7)
  • Tadej Pogačar (1)
  • Tennis (118)
  • Texas rangers (1)
  • Transfer News (16)
  • UFC (2)
  • UFL (5)
  • USWNT (1)
  • VolleyBall (1)
  • WNBA (5)
  • Wrestling (4)

Tags

AFL Atlanta Braves Atlanta Falcons Auburn Tigers Boston Celtics Boston Red Sox Buffalo Bills Carolina Panthers Chicago Bears Cincinnati reds Cleveland Browns Cleveland Guardians Denver Broncos Detroit Lions Edmonton Oilers Essendon Bombers Formula 1 Green Bay Packers Indianapolis Colts Kansas City Chiefs Las Vegas Raiders Max Verstappen Miami Dolphins Michigan Wolverine michigan wolverines Minnesota Vikings MLB MLS NBA NCAA New England Patriots New York Giants New York Jets New York Knicks NFL NHL NRL Ohio State Buckeyes Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Steelers Seattle Seahawks Sydney Roosters Tennis
  • Home
  • Football
  • Hockey
  • Basketball
  • NBA
  • NHL
  • NRL
  • sport cars
  • MLB
  • Home
  • Football
  • Hockey
  • Basketball
  • NBA
  • NHL
  • NRL
  • sport cars
  • MLB
Copyright © All rights reserved. | MoreNews by AF themes.
 

Loading Comments...
 

    %d