"Yankees Hired An MIT Physicist" – Torpedo Bat CONTROVERSY Fuels Debate Over MLB's Future

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🗓️ 2 April 2025

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Yankees' new “torpedo bats” spark controversy after a 15-home run weekend. The PBD Podcast breaks down the bat’s legality, league reactions, and Dave Portnoy’s rant, while joking about Shohei Ohtani’s rumored fling with Lindsay Lohan. April Fool’s?

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0:00.0	Yankees' new torpedo bats create a stair amid 15 homer weekend barrage, which, by the way,
0:12.1	this whole thing with the Yankees baseball bat, Tom and Kim, have been so furious, okay,
0:19.5	have been so furious. Kim, have been so furious.
0:21.0	Kim, you know you've been furious.
0:22.3	You're so mad right now.
0:23.2	It's not as if the Dodgers haven't already won 162 games.
0:27.3	I don't know what the record is already.
0:28.5	I think they're already 16.0, thank you.
0:30.5	Yeah, 6 and 0.
0:31.2	So Yankees do torpedo bads, create a steer amid 15.
0:35.5	Yankee shortstop, Anthony Volpe,
0:37.7	showcased the torpedo bat,
0:39.6	which fueled a record-tying 15 homerals.
0:41.5	Rob, can you show the baseball bats that they have it?
0:43.4	And we'll go to Dave Portnoy here.
0:47.0	Including nine on Saturday alone.
0:49.2	They hit nine on Saturday.
0:50.8	And again, the concept makes so much sense.
0:53.5	I know I'm bought in. As as its barrel sits closer to the hands.
0:57.0	Major League Baseball confirmed legality on the Rule 3.02, which players like Jazz Chisholm,
1:03.5	Cody Bellinger, Paul Goldschmidt, and Austin Walls using it, inspired by ex-Yankees
1:08.7	analyst, Aaron Linhardt, now with the Marlins, the bad spark buzz
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