An interesting new storyline in this upcoming Arizona Diamondbacks series against the New York Yankees includes New York’s latest idea, torpedo bats.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Jazz Chisholm Jr. is one of many players across the league utilizing a “torpedo” bat. pic.twitter.com/HSu4jRCMho
— MLB (@MLB) March 31, 2025
In the first away series and road trip of the 2025 season, the D-Backs will be in New York facing off against the Yankees in a three game series starting tomorrow on Tuesday, April 1st. The Yankees have brought out their newest and latest tool, invention, or idea if you will. Behold, the torpedo bat.
A bat billet is formed into a torpedo bat inside a baseball bat lathe at the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory in Louisville, Ky. on Mar. 31, 2025. © Sam Upshaw Jr./Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
These have been around, just not as utilized as much. New York experimented with using them in the 2024 season, but nothing too much came of it. Originally, it came about in 2023, when the Yankees minor league hitting coordinator developed a blueprint maximizing hitting potential. The torpedo shape helps shift the weight from towards the end of the bat, to around 6-7 inches below.
This new model and design of bats have been treating the Yankees kindly, New York tied an MLB record with 15 home runs in the first three games of their 2025 season. After research, it was found out that 9 out of the 15 home runs, came off of the new torpedo bat design.
Mar 30, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. (13) holds his torpedo bat as he watches his three run home run against the Milwaukee Brewers during the seventh inning at Yankee Stadium. Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images
These bats are completely legal, and are just now getting more traction. They fall within the MLB’s rules and guidelines, and it seems that players around the league are catching on and going to be giving them a try as well.
There seems to be a lot of confusion about the Yankees new torpedo-style bats, but they are perfectly legal.
MLB bats must be made from one piece of solid wood, be no more than 2.61 inches in diameter at their thickest part, and not exceed 42 inches in length.
No problems here. pic.twitter.com/70JSOVaoGi
— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) March 30, 2025
Torey Lovullo on new bat design:
“As long as it’s within the ground rules and Major League Baseball is aware of it, and they’re using a bat that has the right measurements and the right dimensions, more power to them.”
Arizona Diamondbacks Ryne Nelson (19) hits an RBI single as Josh Naylor (22) scores against the Chicago Cubs at Chase Field in Phoenix on Sunday, March 30, 2025. © Joe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
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Reporter Benjamin Bliklen covers the Arizona Diamondbacks for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on his X account, @BenBliklen
