The Yankees homered on the first three pitches they saw from former teammate Nestor Cortes on Saturday, eventually tagging him for five dingers and hitting a total of nine in their 20-9 destruction of the Brewers. That would have been big enough news on its own, but it was the shape of their bats drawing more attention than anything.
Developed by former Yankees and current Marlins coach Aaron Leanhardt, a man who boasts a PhD in physics from MIT and was a professor in that field at the University of Michigan, the “torpedo” or “bowling pin” bats are the latest innovation in ever-evolving bat technology.