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Several New York Yankees used bats that were redesigned during their team's season opening series against the Milwaukee Brewers.
The new design brings the barrel closer to your hand instead of a more standard arrangement towards the edge of the bat. Brewers Closer Trevor Megill has had problems with using bats in “torpedoes” and shares his frustration after scoring 20 runs on Saturday on the way New York was blown away by Milwaukee.
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New York Yankees Jazz Chischorm Jr. #13 celebrates with Anthony Volpe #11 after hitting his third home run against the Milwaukee Brewers at Yankee Stadium on March 29, 2025 in New York City. (Mike Stove/Getty Images)
The Yankees scored a franchise-recorded nine home runs during their 20-9 victory. Megill opposed the bats and claimed they were “bad,” but admitted they were the idea of ”genius.”
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“I think that's awful,” the Brewers relief pitcher told the New York Post. “We see what the data is saying. I've never seen anything like that before. I feel that it's something that's used in slo pitch softball. It's a genius: put all the Mass in one place. It could be the bush (league).
Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Trevor Megill will throw into the bullpen during spring training training in Phoenix on February 15, 2025. (Dave Kallmann / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
The shape of the bat is within the league rules and is acceptable.
According to MLB Rule 3.02, “The bat must be a smooth, round stick of less than 42 inches in length, at the thickest part of the diameter of less than 2.61 inches. Furthermore, the “experimental” bat cannot be used until the manufacturer has secured approval for Major League Baseball for his design and manufacturing methods.
New York Yankees' Anthony Volpe hit a solo home run in two innings during a game between the Milwaukee Brewers in New York on March 27, 2025. (Photo via Mary Desico/MLB Getty Images)
Other players at Brewers' Clubhouse rebutted Megill's position, with one-base player Rhys Hoskins suggesting that the design intrigued him.
“I didn't see it until after the game,” Hoskins said. “They found a way to make it work. Logically, that makes a lot of sense, but I'm not a physicist. But do you really want to look into it?”
“Since the game, I've already spoken with some bat companies to see if I can make my model that way. “We see. Just because you worked for someone doesn't mean it works for everyone. It feels so touching to hit. But I'll give it a try.”
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Nestor Cortez, who played for the Yankees from 2021-24 and gave up eight runs on Saturday, shrugged the new bat.
“That's nothing new to me,” Cortez said. “I know what a few people did last year. I don't think that's important to me. I got science and technology behind me. I don't know. It really doesn't bother me.”
The Yankees completed their brewers' three-game sweep with a 12-3 victory on Sunday.
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