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,

A 70-year-old man who plays in an area senior hardball league popped into Victus Sports this week because he needed bats for the new season. Plus he just had to take some cuts with baseball's latest fad and see for himself if there really was some wizardry in the wallop off a torpedo bat.

That hasn’t stopped bleacher creatures across the game from questioning the legality of ... Could the torpedo bat be to blame for the dueling elbow problems some reports say might keep Stanton ...

The New York Yankees' controversial 'torpedo' bats are causing a stir ... An MLB spokesperson has since confirmed the bats are legal, with rule 3.02 stating: 'The bat shall be a smooth, round ...

New York Yankees' Anthony Volpe bats with one of the team's newly-made torpedo-shaped bats in a baseball ... but they are legal and there was a lot of success in New York.”

Even one ex-MLBer chimed in on social media to comment on the Brewers’ issues. “It’s 8-0 Royals vs the Brewers and I haven’t seen one Torpedo bat ... re totally legal and not a cheat ...

A bat with a wider barrel sometimes referred to as a torpedo bat sits next to a normal bat during the first inning of MLB baseball game against the Washington Nationals, in Toronto, Monday, March 31,