MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred breaks silence on torpedo bats

CEO and co-founder of Marucci Sports Kurt Ainsworth joins 'Fox & Friends' to discuss the Yankees' 'torpedo bat' being used across the MLB. 

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred lent his support to the so-called torpedo bats, which have captured the attention of baseball fans and pundits since the start of the 2025 season.

The bats were first highlighted during the New York Yankees’ opening day game against the Milwaukee Brewers. Eyebrows were raised further when New York mashed nine home runs against the Brewers in the second game of the season.

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New York Yankees' Anthony Volpe bats with one of the team's newly made torpedo-shaped bats in a game against the Milwaukee Brewers, March 29, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

More players have since begun using the bats, even as pitchers have complained. But Manfred backed the use of it in a recent interview.

"I believe that issues like the torpedo bat and the debate around it demonstrate the fact that baseball still occupies a unique place in our culture, because people get into a complete frenzy over something that's really nothing at the end of the day. The bats comply with the rules," he told the New York Times.

Manfred added that "players have actually been moving the sweet spot around in bats for years" and highlighted the debate about baseball going being ratings and attendance.

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred (Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Getty Images/File)

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Baseball Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins also weighed in on the debate in an interview on OutKick’s "The Ricky Cobb Show."

"Well, when you look back at the game when I played in