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Several New York Yankees used redesigned bats during the team opening series against the Milwaukee brewers.
The new design places the barrel closer to the hands instead of the most standard placement towards the end of the bat. The beer closer, Trevor Megill, disagreed with the use of “torpedo” bats and shared their frustrations after New York scored 20 races on Saturday on the way to a victory in Milwaukee.
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Jazz Chisholm Jr. #13 of the New York Yankees celebrates with Anthony Volpe #11 after hitting a home run of the third entry against the Milwaukee brewers at the Yankee Stadium on March 29, 2025, in New York City. (Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
The Yankees reached a franchise record nine homers during the 20-9 victory. Megill criticized bats, arguing that they were “terrible”, but also admitted that they were a “genius” idea.
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“I think it is terrible,” said the Reveaderos Relief to the New York Post. “We'll see what the data says. I've never seen anything like that before. I feel it is something used in Slow-Pitch Softball. It's genius: put the dough in one place. It can be bush [league]. It may not be. But they are the Yankees, so they will let him pass. “
The Milwaukee Brewers pitcher, Trevor Megill, throws the Bullpen during spring training, February 15, 2025 in Phoenix. (Dave Kallmann / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA Today Network through IMAGN images)
The shape of the bat is within the reach of the league rules, which makes it permissible.
According to MLB rule 3.02, “the bat will be a soft and round stick that has no more than 2.61 inches in diameter in the thickest part and no more than 42 inches long. The bat will be a piece of solid wood.” In addition, “experimental” bats cannot be used “until the manufacturer has obtained the approval of the major baseball leagues of their design and manufacturing methods.”
Anthony Volpe of the New York Yankees arrives at a solo home run in the second entry during the game between the Milwaukee Brewers, on March 27, 2025, in New York. (Photos of Mary Decicco/MLB through Getty Images)
Other players at the Casa de los Cervecer Casa countered Megill's position, with the first Rhys Hoskins base suggesting that the design left him intrigued.
“I didn't see him until after the game,” said Hushins. “They discovered a way of making it work. Logically, it makes a lot of sense, but I'm not physical. But how could I not want to investigate it anymore?”
“I have already talked to some bat companies from the game to see if I could do my model like that, just to see how it is,” Hoskins added. “We'll see. Just because it worked for someone does not mean that it will work for everyone. Buying is a great feeling. But I would try.”
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Nestor Cortes, who played for the Yankees of 2021-24 and ceded eight races won on Saturday, shrugged from the new bats.
“That is nothing new to me,” Cortes said. “I know that some boys did it last year. I don't think I care. I behind science and technology. I don't know; it really doesn't bother me.”
The Yankees achieved a 12-3 victory on Sunday to complete a sweep of three brewer games.
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