Murphy colorfully shared his opinion that the torpedo bats didn't have an impact on the Yankees' weekend power surge vs. his Brewers club.

Torpedo bats are designed to be densest in the areas where players are most likely to hit the ball, thereby increasing the frequency of hard-hit balls. Invented by former Yankees assistant Aaron Leanhardt, who holds a doctorate in physics from MIT, the bats were naturally first adopted by Yankees players as early as the 2024 season.

"Torpedo" talk filled baseball airwaves on Monday with managers, players and physicists wanting to know more about the long-ball-launching rods that were all the buzz of opening week.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that the biggest story of the first week of the 2025 MLB season is “torpedo bats,” the oddly shaped lumber that burst onto the scene thanks to the Yankees’ offensive explosion over the weekend and have continued to dominate baseball conversations this week.

The torpedo bats drew attention on Saturday when YES Network broadcaster Michael Kay said on the telecast of the Yankees' home game ... allows hitters to get more impact and velocity on pitches ...