Yankees' torpedo bats controversy

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The Yankees' torpedo bats, explained: Everything to know about them

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The New York 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.

Aaron Leanhardt , a former MIT physicist who worked in the Yankees ' minor-league system, invented the bats.

The bat is a smooth, round stick not more than 2.61 inches in diameter at the thickest part.

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