Yankees' Custom Bats for Players with New Sweet Spot Don't Violate Rules, MLB Says
Amid concern from fans about a potential competitive advantage with the new bats, an MLB spokesperson told The Athletic's Chris Kirschner that "the shape of the bat does not violate the rules." The 2025 MLB rulebook requires bats to be single pieces of solid wood no longer than 42 inches long.
The New York Yankees set a franchise record for home runs with nine on Saturday at home against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Longtime Yankees broadcaster Michael Kay explained why they were using those bats during the YES Network broadcast and revealed the team actually custom-made those bats to improve hitting for ...
Many of the Yankees used torpedo bats while posting historic numbers this weekend. Here's how the team started using the ...
NEW YORK — The New York Yankees’ bats were certainly alive during Saturday’s 20-9 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. And some of them looked a bit different than usual — though the league ...
One thing is certain: The New York Yankees are not cheating ... will occasionally dig deeper, crafting a custom bat specialized in categories such as weighting, balance, thickness and density.
The reason for the Yankees’ onslaught of home runs? It’s gotta be the bats. Yankees broadcaster Michael Kay noted during the broadcast that the team used different bats. He specifically ...
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