The New York Yankees, in their second game of the season, showed an incredible offensive performance by defeating the Milwaukee Brewers 20-9 on Saturday. The Yankees managed to hit a team-record nine home runs. Thanks to the new bat style the New York Yankees have adopted, where you move the barrel of the bat a little further down and closer to the label, which is where their hitters tend to make contact. Yes it is a new design and it is also legal as per the MLB rules. Find out how.
Yankees’ manager Aaron Boone praises teams performance thanks to new bat style
The New York Yankees manager, Aaron Boone, talking about the second game of the season, praised the team’s brilliant performance and talked about how interesting it was to introduce the new style. Boone said:
"Wow, what a performance. Kind of a weird, crazy game, Obviously, a lot of really great at-bats. Just a weird sky, weird game. Good to get a win."
On Saturday, the Yankees’ ace Jazz Chisholm and Anthony Volpe managed to hit home runs with the new style bat, with a unique shape.
The Yankees’ Cody Bellinger also used a similar bat, but that one has a less extreme design, and he also hit a home run on Saturday. Speaking to the New York Daily News, Bellinger said:
"There's ways to move the weight of the bat, Some guys like top heavy. Some guys like hand-loaded bats. You just gotta find a bat that feels good, that kind of moves with you. I'm a believer in swinging different things. You can test your swing path, you can test your exit velocity. There's data behind everything now."
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