The bats have been around for a few years, at least since 2023, and bat companies have long been working with the distribution of weight to help hitters get an edge.

Randy Johnson is credited with bringing the necklace, produced by a Japanese company, stateside. According to the New York Times, he visited Japan in 2001 on an All-Star tour and started the trend, which surged following the 2004 World Series-winning Red Sox team wearing them and continued for the rest of the decade.

Less than 24-hours after Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy offered his take on the 'torpedo' bats controversy, New York Yankees star Jazz Chisholm Jr. has issued a seven-word response. "This is a high school baller talking," the New York Yankees slugger posted with a rolling-on-the-floor-laughing emoticon Monday morning.

The Mariners skipper took some time before a game against the Detroit Tigers to discuss the new style of bats being used around the league.

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We are four days into the 2025 MLB season, and there is already controversy. The Yankees started the season obliterating the baseball against the Brewers, and some fans are quick to say that the team is cheating due to a different bat style,