Yankees' new bats come to light in 9-homer onslaught vs Brewers

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The New York Yankees’ offense broke out on Saturday as the team hit nine home runs in a 20-9 clobbering of the Milwaukee Brewers.

Aaron Judge hit three home runs and nearly had a fourth as the Brewers needed to put Jake Bauers on the mound. Judge, Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Bellinger started the game with three consecutive dingers off of Brewers starter Nestor Cortes. 

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Yankees' Oswald Peraza rounds the bases after hitting a home run against the Milwaukee Brewers, Saturday, March 29, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Austin Wells, Anthony Volpe, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Oswald Peraza also contributed.

The reason for the Yankees’ onslaught of home runs? It’s gotta be the bats.

Yankees broadcaster Michael Kay noted during the broadcast that the team used different bats. He specifically pointed out Chisholm’s bat, which appeared to have a big barrel and a skinnier handle.

"The Yankee front office, the analytics department, did a study on Anthony Volpe and every single ball he seemed like he hit on the label. He didn’t hit any on the barrel," Kay explained. "So, they had bats made up where they moved a lot of the wood into the label so the harder part of the bat is actually going to strike the ball."

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A league spokesman told The Athletic the bats are legal.

Yankees's Aaron Judge celebrates in the dugout after hitting a