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,

As the New York Yankees tied a record with 15 home runs in their opening weekend three-game series, attention has grown around the so-called torpedo, or bowling pin, bats that five players have been swinging.

The long ball has become an integral part of modern college baseball. Granted, this isn't a new development. Home runs were plentiful in the late 1990s with the rise of "Geauxrilla Ball.

New torpedo bats drew attention when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers that traveled a combined 3,695 feet