Explained: What are the new 'torpedo' bats that are off to an explosive start in Major League Baseball?

New York Yankees have hit a record-leveling 15 home runs in their first three games of the MLB season against Milwaukee Brewers, including a team record nine in their 20-9 win on Saturday, and the revolutionary torpedo bats are being seen as the reason for the sudden explosiveness.

The new torpedo bats have created a buzz across United States and in the rest of the baseball world with the New York Yankees hitting a team-record nine home runs that traveled a combined 3,695 feet in their 20-9 thrashing of Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. The Yankees ended up scoring 15 homers in their first three games of the season against the Brewers, including four in their 12-3 victory on Sunday, matching the MLB record previously set by the Detroit Tigers in 2006.

“That’s just trying to be the best we can be,” manager Aaron Boone said Sunday. “That’s one of the things that’s gotten pointed out. I say to you guys all the time, we’re trying to win on the margins and that shows up in so many different ways.”

The new torpedo bats have the sweet spot of the barrel shifted closer to the hitter’s hands. The groundbreaking, customized new design has given extra home run power to batters – and added a new challenge for top MLB pitchers.

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