Amid concern from fans about a potential competitive advantage with the new bats, an MLB spokesperson told The Athletic's Chris Kirschner that "the shape of the bat does not violate the rules." The 2025 MLB rulebook requires bats to be single pieces of solid wood no longer than 42 inches long.

Some Yankees are using a new bat design that went viral on social media during the club's historic 20-9 win over the Brewers.

Fans express strong opinions about the adjusted bats Yankees players Anthony Volpe and Jazz Chisholm Jr. used in drubbing of Brewers

YES announcer Michael Kay pointed out during the broadcast that several players had been using a design with a barrel closer to the hands.

Yankees play-by-play broadcaster Michael Kay detailed during the game how New York redesigned its wooden bats thanks to a franchise study on shortstop Anthony Volpe's hitting patterns with the bat. " [New York] moved a lot of the wood into the label so the harder part of the bat is going to actually strike the ball," Kay explained on the broadcast.

The New York Yankees are usually the talk of baseball, but Saturday’s game took it to a new level, thanks to their new bats.

The New York Yankees had a big offensive outing Saturday afternoon but the team's newly designed bats are being questioned. Here's what to know.

The Yankees’ glaring issue from 2024 showed up again, and it’s only the second game of the season. They committed five errors during a 20-9 win over the Brewers on Saturday in The Bronx, providing

So they had bats made up where they moved a lot of the wood into the label, so the harder part of the bat will actually strike the ball." It's unclear how many of the Yankees are using these bats and for how long.

Some of the Yankees are using redesigned bats this season and they appear to have made a difference in the first two games of the season.

The New York Yankees meet the Milwaukee Brewers after Aaron Judge hit three home runs against the Brewers on Saturday.