If you’re reading this, chances are the New York Yankees just hit another home run against the Milwaukee Brewers.
After the Yankees played a home run derby against the Chicago Cubs’ National League Central rival on Saturday, all the talk surrounded the “torpedo-style” bats that the Yankees are using this season. However, as we pointed out, it’s not just the Yankees that are using them.
Nevertheless, because it’s the Yankees, and well, the Brewers just like to find different ways to complain, the “torpedo-style” bat will definitely be an early topic of conversation for the 2025 MLB season. Chances are this will become an afterthought in a few weeks but until then, we are treated to some hilarious responses.
One of those responses came from Brewers’ closer Trevor Megill, who sounded off on the Yankees while speaking with the New York Post on Saturday.
“I think it’s terrible,’’ Megill said. “We’ll see what the data says. I’ve never seen anything like it before. I feel like it’s something used in slow-pitch softball. It’s genius: Put the mass all in one spot. It might be bush [league]. It might not be. But it’s the Yankees, so they’ll let it slide.”
“It took a minute for the shock to go away, since from the bullpen, they looked like bowling pins,’’ Megill added. “We weren’t able to process it. But that’s the game. It’s a big data race, with science and technology playing a huge role in baseball now. You can’t hate them for trying something new.”
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By the way, the Yankees trounced the Brewers on Sunday as well, winning 12-3. It was a game that saw the Yankees hit four more home runs against the Brewers’ pitching.
The @Yankees have tied the Major League record with 15 home runs in their first three games of the season! pic.twitter.com/FYoJcFGjF5
— MLB (@MLB) March 30, 2025
If we’re being honest, Megill’s comments read as if the Brewers had no response for getting hit in the mouth. Because, what isn’t being talked about in all of this is that the hitter still has to make contact with the baseball. That may be my “old man yelling at the clouds” statement but in a game that has seen every advantage go to pitcher, it’s refreshing to see hitters finally having something for their benefit. And, hey, it’s even better when it comes at the Brewers’ expense.