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.

While the offensive output was impressive, fans were obsessed with the bats that some of the New York players were using. The barrels were enlarged, and social media dubbed them as "torpedo bats." Because the bats looked so different than regular bats,

Chisholm cleared the air on the torpedo bat controversy after the Yankees held their own Home Run Derby against the Brewers