NEW YORK — The Yankees’ record-setting performance on offense against the Brewers on Saturday featured a new bat design that’s so unusual it looks illegal at first glance. Play-by-play ...

On Saturday, Contreras made the fated switch to a torpedo bat, the latest, much-discussed innovation in hitting technology. So far, the results are extremely positive. For more news and rumors ...

Torpedo bats are changing Major League Baseball, but with his head in the sand, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred wants us to know: "Nothing to see here!" Torpedo bats change the distribution of the ...

But the implementation of BBCOR standard bats in 2011, which were meant to lower the "trampoline effect" of metal bats, reduced home run totals drastically. The change made that season one of the ...

if the league doesn't make it illegal instead. The Yankees' new bats made waves on Saturday against the Brewers after the Bronx Bombers blasted nine home runs into the stands. That's a franchise ...

The New York Yankees debuted new bats against the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday, and let's just say the results were pretty good. The Yankees hit a franchise-record nine home runs in a 20-9 ...

Never one to shy away from a controversial topic, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred lauded “torpedo” bats as the future of America’s pastime, calling them “absolutely good for baseball” in a ...

Torpedo bats are all the rage this season, and Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred believes all that chatter is positive for the sport. “They’re absolutely good for baseball ...

After the New York Yankees' 20-9 shellacking of the MIlwaukee Brewers on Saturday afternoon, social media had questions with comments about custom bats on the broadcast. New York Yankees shortstop ...