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.

The New York Yankees went viral in their first series against the Milwaukee Brewers. Their use of torpedo bats has led many players to try and replicate their success.

Many of the Yankees used torpedo bats while posting historic numbers this weekend. Here's how the team started using the oddly-shaped bats and why they're legal.

Torpedo bats are the talk of baseball, thanks to the number of New York Yankees using them while smashing records in the opening weekend. The Yankees hit nine home runs against the Milwaukee Brewers in the second game of the season,

The Yankees hit four home runs in the first inning off Brewers starter Nestor Cortes on Saturday, starting with three consecutive homers on three pitches. Their nine home runs broke the franchise record of eight and was one short of the MLB record, 10 homers in a single game accomplished by the Toronto Blue Jays in 1987.

The ‘Torpedo’ bat is all the craze. It’s made Victus Bats in King of Prussia, Pa., the focus of the baseball world.

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

Torpedo bats drew attention over the weekend when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers in one game.

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.