At 6-foot-6 an outfielder with raw power and speed ... And he’s doing it with a new tool: the torpedo bat. Designed with a thickened barrel and wider sweet spot, the torpedo bat is a growing ...

His four home runs in his first three games have totaled 1,699 feet. The sweet spot on the Yankees' new bats is closer to the player's hands rather than the end of the bat. Clearly, the design works.