{"id":2418099,"date":"2025-03-31T17:15:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T21:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bizarre-new-bat-design-helps-yankees-start-season-with-historic-offensive-explosion\/"},"modified":"2025-03-31T17:19:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T21:19:26","slug":"bizarre-new-bat-design-helps-yankees-start-season-with-historic-offensive-explosion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bizarre-new-bat-design-helps-yankees-start-season-with-historic-offensive-explosion\/","title":{"rendered":"Bizarre New Bat Design Helps Yankees Start Season with Historic Offensive Explosion"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbizarre-new-bat-design-helps-yankees-start-season-with-historic-offensive-explosion%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2418099&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The New York Yankees recently made headlines by hitting a record nine home runs in a single game against the Milwaukee Brewers, totaling a distance of 3,695 feet. This notable feat was achieved with a new type of bat design called the &#8220;torpedo,&#8221; which has a unique barrel shape that could enhance performance by increasing the mass in the sweet spot. Key players, including Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Bellinger, used this bat during the series, leading the Yankees to another victory and tying a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-york-mets-are-wasting-jacob-degroms-brilliance\/\" title=\"The New York Mets Are Wasting Jacob deGrom\u2019s Brilliance\">major league record<\/a> with 15 home runs across their first three games.<\/p>\n<p>Manager Aaron Boone emphasized the team&#8217;s goal of maximizing their efforts to achieve success on the field. The MLB rules governing bats are relatively straightforward, allowing for only specific dimensions and materials, yet innovative designs like the torpedo may push the limits of these regulations.<\/p>\n<p>Secondary comments highlighted a shift in players&#8217; equipment choices, with some opting for lighter bats or different materials like birch for enhanced performance. Players like Anthony Volpe and Jazz Chisholm Jr.shared their positive experiences with the new torpedo bats, affirming its advantages without feeling significantly different from conventional bats.<\/p>\n<p>the Yankees&#8217; performance promises excitement for the ongoing season, and discussions about bat technology and regulations may continue as <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">players seek competitive edges<\/a> in their game.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>New torpedo bats drew attention when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers that traveled a combined 3,695 feet on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Using a strikingly different model in which wood is moved lower down the barrel after the label and shapes the end a little like a bowling pin, Paul Goldschmidt, Cody Bellinger, Austin Wells, Anthony Volpe, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered in New York&rsquo;s 20-9 rout of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/milwaukee-bucks-fire-hc-adrian-griffin-despite-30-13-record-looking-hire-big-name-replacement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Milwaukee<\/a> Brewers.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/yankees-make-stunning-change-team-rule-around-since-70s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yankees<\/a> hit four more homers in a 12-3 win Sunday, and their 15 homers through the first three games matched the 2006 Detroit Tigers for the most in major league history.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s just trying to be the best we can be,&rdquo; manager Aaron Boone said Sunday. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s one of the things that&rsquo;s gotten pointed out. I say to you guys all the time, we&rsquo;re trying to win on the margins and that shows up in so many different ways.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>MLB has relatively uncomplicated bat rules, stating under 3.02: &ldquo;The bat shall be a smooth, round stick not more than 2.61 inches in diameter at the thickest part and not more than 42 inches in length. The bat shall be one piece of solid wood.&rdquo; It goes on to state there may be a cupped indentation up to 1 1\/4 inches in depth, 2 inches wide, and with at least a 1-inch diameter, and experimental models must be approved by MLB.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Former Yankees infielder Kevin Smith posted online Saturday that Aaron Leanhardt, a former Yankees front-office staffer who now works for the Miami Marlins developed the torpedo barrel to bring more mass to a bat&rsquo;s sweet spot.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re going up with a weapon that can be better,&rdquo; Smith wrote. &ldquo;Your just misses could be clips, your clips could be flares, and your flares could (be) barrels. And it was true, it&rsquo;s fractions of an inch on the barrel differentiating these outcomes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Goldschmidt, batting leadoff for the first time, opened with a 413-foot homer off Nestor Cortes and Bellinger followed with a 451-foot drive that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/powerful-earthquake-rocks-myanmar-and-thailand-killing-more-than-150-people\/\" title=\"Powerful earthquake rocks Myanmar and Thailand, killing more than 150 people\">initially didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t register with Statcast.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Judge, using a bat with a conventional shape, hit a 468-foot shot that made the Yankees the first team to homer on each of a game&rsquo;s first three pitches since MLB&rsquo;s records began in 1988.<\/p>\n<p>Bellinger was first presented with the torpedo-shape concept in a batting practice session last season with the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chicago-cubs-pitcher-forced-remove-glove-american-flag-distraction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Chicago Cub<\/a>s but did not use it in a game. He was given a more advanced version during spring training this year.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I started swinging this one in spring or before spring, kind of early on, and I was like, &lsquo;Oh, it feels good,&rsquo;&rdquo; Bellinger said. &ldquo;It was an ounce lighter than the one I was swinging, but I think the way the weight was distributed felt really good.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bellinger, the 2019 NL MVP with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dodgers-star-robbed-wife-near-los-angeles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a>, switched from a maple Louisville Slugger to a birch bat and cited MLB&rsquo;s 2010 rule change narrowing the maximum diameter from 2.75 inches.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m usually a maple guy, but birch for me allows me to get the bigger barrel because I wasn&rsquo;t grandfathered in,&rdquo; Bellinger said. &ldquo;So it&rsquo;s all within regulation. They made sure that before the season even started, knowing that I imagine at some point the way these bats look that it&rsquo;s probably going to get out at some point.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Volpe, who homered for the second straight game Saturday, began using the torpedo in spring training.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The concept makes so much sense. I know I&rsquo;m bought in,&rdquo; Volpe said. &ldquo;The bigger you can have the barrel where you hit the ball, it makes sense to me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Chisholm homered twice Sunday, hitting behind Judge for the second straight day. He said he started using the torpedo bat after hitting a double and a homer in spring training&nbsp;with Volpe&rsquo;s bat.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I love my bat,&rdquo; Chisholm said with a slight laugh. &ldquo;I think you can tell. It doesn&rsquo;t feel like a different bat. It just helps you in a real way, I guess.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Judge, who hit an AL-record 62 homers in 2022 and 58 last year en route to his second AL MVP award, didn&rsquo;t see a reason to experiment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The past couple of seasons kind of speak for itself,&rdquo; Judge said a day after his third career three-homer game. &ldquo;Why try to change something?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy said he knows a little about developing and bat designs from serving on the boards of two bat companies.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Players are doing everything to try to get an edge today legally, and I think they should,&rdquo; Murphy said. &ldquo;I think whatever is good for the offensive game is good for the game.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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This unique bat design features wood positioned lower down the barrel, creating a shape reminiscent of a bowling pin. Players like Paul Goldschmidt, Cody Bellinger, Austin Wells, Anthony Volpe, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. contributed to New York&#8217;s 20-9 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. The Yankees added four more home runs in their 12-3 win on Sunday, bringing their total to 15 homers in just three games\u2014tying with the 2006 Detroit Tigers for the most in MLB history during that span. Manager Aaron Boone emphasized their focus on maximizing performance: \u201cWe\u2019re trying to win on the margins.\u201d MLB regulations state that bats must be solid wood and adhere to specific size requirements while allowing for some experimental designs with approval<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2418100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/4f6d860c3fcc4cf1bc27a8211733dcc3-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[15360,52576,52578,52577,26740],"class_list":["post-2418099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-baseball","tag-bat-design","tag-offensive-explosion","tag-sports-innovation","tag-yankees"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/4f6d860c3fcc4cf1bc27a8211733dcc3-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2418099"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418099\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2418108,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418099\/revisions\/2418108"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2418100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2418099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2418099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2418099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}