Major League Baseball is buzzing over torpedo bats. Here's an inside look at the demand for the bats, and how one factory is trying to keep up.

The Yankees hit four home runs in the first inning off Brewers starter Nestor Cortes on Saturday, starting with three consecutive homers on three pitches. Their nine home runs broke the franchise record of eight and was one short of the MLB record, 10 homers in a single game accomplished by the Toronto Blue Jays in 1987.

Some Yankees have been swinging unique lumber lately, but nothing illegal. The Bombers’ bats drew attention on Saturday, as the team set a franchise record with nine home runs in a 20-9 win over

The Yankees keep on slugging as the NFL tables a vote on the Eagles’ unstoppable play. Keep it all.

Of note is how D-backs pitchers handled the five Yankees who are known to be using the torpedo bat: Anthony Volpe and Paul Goldschmidt, who bat righty, and Jazz Chisholm Jr., Cody Bellinger and Austin Wells, who bat lefty.

Standing in front of his Yankee Stadium locker on Sunday, Anthony Volpe presented two bats for inspection. In his left hand, the Yankees shortstop displayed one he had used last season; in his right,

Revolutionary tech or junk science? Much ado about nothing or the next big trend in baseball? The truth with torpedo bats, as with most everything, is probably somewhere in between. Meaningful or not,

Bat makers are bracing for the newest obsession to become a fixture in baseball. “The torpedoes are here to stay,”