Former Yankees’ staffer Aaron Leanhardt is credited with the design of the bat. Leanhardt’s Linkedin profile notes that he graduated from MIT with a PhD in physics, and spent almost seven years as a physics professor at the University of Michigan before joining the Yankees organization as a hitting coach in 2011.

Colin Cowherd defended the Yankees' use of the "torpedo" bats, saying it's "peak Bill Belichick" of them to take advantage of the rules.

The bats shaped like bowling pins at the end have baseball buzzing after they were used by Yankees players who contributed to a barrage of 15 home runs in the first three games.

The New York Yankees' "torpedo" bats -- their new redesigned lumber that moves more wood into the label area to create more area where hitters make contact -- are all the buzz after their huge 20-9 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.

The New York Yankees' explosive offensive display on Saturday, highlighted by a franchise-record nine home runs, has generated buzz around Major League Baseball. And it was not just because of the result,

Yankees play-by-play broadcaster Michael Kay detailed during the game how New York redesigned its wooden bats thanks to a franchise study on shortstop Anthony Volpe's hitting patterns with the bat. " [New York] moved a lot of the wood into the label so the harder part of the bat is going to actually strike the ball,