You're not going to get the story you're looking for,' the oft-injured slugger says about the link between his suddenly popular torpedo

The bats have been around for a few years, at least since 2023, and bat companies have long been working with the distribution of weight to help hitters get an edge.

Some oddly-shaped baseball bats have become a hot topic among fans and players, after the Yankees’ so-called “Torpedo Bats” seemingly helped some sluggers hit multiple home runs.

Say goodbye to the juiced balls and say hello to the "torpedo" bats for this season's home run surge theory. For the uninitiated, the New York Yankees made headlines this past weekend after the team hit a staggering 15 home runs during the season-opening weekend against the Milwaukee Brewers.

It's been revealed that the Yankees are using new custom bats known as "torpedo" bats, which have more wood at the label to give a larger spot to the area where players make contact. They've hit so many home runs to start the season, but it's a very small sample size. Is it the bats? Or is it that the Milwaukee Brewers ' pitching is just THAT bad?

Kurt Ainsworth, co-founder/CEO of Marucci Sports (and former MLB pitcher), top maker of the Torpedo Bat, will be on The Show today. Here in a preview he talks about how prevalent he thinks the Torpedo Bat will be pic.twitter.com/UR8Ae6pHBP

The MLB has pretty lax rules when it comes to bat measurements. Under rule 3.02, “The bat shall be a smooth, round stick not more than 2.61 inches in diameter at the thickest part and not more than 42 inches in length. The bat shall be one piece of solid wood.” There can be variations made to the bat, but they have to be approved by the league.

If a torpedo bat revolution is underway in MLB, the New York Yankees might be at the forefront of it, but the Cincinnati Reds are close behind.

Randy Johnson is credited with bringing the necklace, produced by a Japanese company, stateside. According to the New York Times, he visited Japan in 2001 on an All-Star tour and started the trend, which surged following the 2004 World Series-winning Red Sox team wearing them and continued for the rest of the decade.