New York ¨C The Bronx Bombers and their so-called ¡°torpedo bats¡± have sparked intrigue across MLB, as the New York Yankees swept their opening series against the Milwaukee Brewers in a hot start to the season.

The Yankees scored an astonishing 36 runs across the three-game series at home, closing it out on Sunday with a 12-3 win after a stunning 20-9 victory on Saturday, in which they homered on the first three pitches they faced.

Eagle-eyed viewers quickly noticed the Yankees had another tool in their arsenal, a bat where the barrel sits closer to hitters¡¯ hands that quickly became known as the ¡°torpedo bats.¡±

Outfielder Cody Bellinger, who hit one of the team¡¯s nine home runs in Saturday¡¯s game, believes about five players are using the bat, according to Fox Sports.

Third baseman Jazz Chisholm, who has three homers so far this year, is also reported to use the bat.

Local broadcaster YES Network added to the intrigue on Saturday when it reported that the bats ¡ª which do not violate MLB rules ¡ª were a product of the Yankees¡¯ analytics team.

¡°We¡¯re trying to win on the margins, and that shows up in so many different ways,¡± manager Aaron Boone told reporters ahead of Sunday¡¯s game.

¡°We have a big organization that¡¯s invested in a lot of different things where we¡¯re trying to be better in every possible way. The reality is it¡¯s all within major league standards.¡±

There is no rule forbidding other teams from using torpedo bats, and Tampa Bay Times beat writer Marc Topkin reported that Tampa Bay Rays infielder Junior Caminero and slugger Yandy Diaz used the bats in Sunday¡¯s 6-4 win over the Colorado Rockies.

Boone said the bats were a sign of a game that has evolved since his own playing days.

¡°It¡¯s 2025 so it¡¯s different, and we can account for things a lot better,¡± he said. ¡°When I played, I probably used six, seven, eight different model bats throughout my career, within a season I used a different shape bat for a lefty, a different one for a righty.

¡°Those things aren¡¯t new they¡¯re just more people pouring in to try to optimize guys as best we can.¡±