In the early days of this year’s season, 'torpedo' bats have become all the rage for big-league hitters. And now, they are showing up in almost every big-league clubhouse.

Because as much as has been made of the Yankees using those bats — the list, at the moment, comprises Jazz Chisholm Jr., Anthony Volpe, Paul Goldschmidt, Cody Bellinger and Austin Wells, who have totaled nine homers in three games — it also is currently true that the number of Yankees not using the bats is larger than the number using them.

The Yankees all having torpedo bats is giving that time Malfoy’s dad bought the whole Slytherin quidditch team Nimbus 2001s.'

Nine were reportedly hit with the new bats. The fallout from what happened at Yankee Stadium is the hottest topic in sports, and it depends on who you talk to as to whether or not torpedo bats being involved in the home run onslaught is a controversy or good for the game.

Now back to the torpedo bat. It's designed so that the wider part of the bat IS the sweet spot. Since it’s wider, it's easier to hit the ball. Since that part is the sweet spot, it gives the ball a higher speed. Higher speed means the ball will travel farther. Adios pelota!

Philadelphia Phillies owner John Middleton is perhaps the most fan-friendly owner in baseball. That should come as little surprise — he's a big fan himself, and

Two big questions about MLB’s ‘torpedo’ bats. Similar to how Hemingway described bankruptcy in “The Sun Also Rises,” innovation in sports — e

Torpedo bats are now all the rage across the league, but opinions on the bats are split. Some players are ready to experiment with the torpedo bats. Others are quick to call them a scourge.