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NBC New York |
The New York Yankees officially launched the "t o rpedo bat" era over the weekend -- with multiple players using a modified baseball bat during the team’s historic offensive onslaught in its opening ...
USA Today |
The so-called torpedo bats − the MLB-legal, tailor-made bats with weight redistributed toward the label − were thought to have aided the Yankees as they crushed 15 home runs in their three-game set a...
The New York Times |
The New York Yankees’ bats were certainly alive during Saturday’s 20-9 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.

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