Standing in front of his Yankee Stadium locker on Sunday, Anthony Volpe presented two bats for inspection. In his left hand, the Yankees shortstop displayed one he had used last season; in his right,

The New York Yankees' new torpedo bats, developed by MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt who has also done work for NASA, have gone viral and sparked a fierce debate.

Stanton torched the Royals in the American League Division Series, which the Yankees won three games to one. He led New York in batting average (.375), OPS (1.132), doubles (two) and hit one of the Yankees’ three homers in the series.

MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt has been credited with creating the torpedo bats. Leanhardt previously served as a hitting analyst with the Yankees before he joined the Miami Marlins as a field coordinator in the offseason.

Even video games like Assassin's Creed Shadows are joining in on the New York Yankees' Torpedo Bat fun, poking fun at the team's offensive success to start the season.

The New York Yankees have stirred up controversy to start ... pitches and they wanted to strike the ball more often with the bat’s “sweet spot,” or the densest area.

The bats shaped like bowling pins at the end have baseball buzzing after they were used by Yankees players who contributed to a barrage of 15 home runs in the first three games.

The New York Yankees and the use of torpedo bats has been one of the biggest trends in all of baseball to start the new season. They mashed 15 home runs in

Giancarlo Stanton said he plans to use the torpedo bat when he returns from the IL and won't blame the bat for his injuries.