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Jazz Chisholm Jr. Addressed New 'Torpedo' Bat After Hitting Three Homers in Two Games

New York Yankees second baseman Chisholm Jr. flips his bat after hitting a three run home run against the Milwaukee Brewers during the seventh inning at Yankee Stadium. | Brad Penner-Imagn Images

Jazz Chisholm Jr. likes his new torpedo-shaped bat quite a bit. He's hit three home runs in two games with the unusual-looking bat, which has more mass below the barrel to help hitters who tend to make contact closer to the label than the true barrel.

The New York Yankees hit a franchise-record nine home runs in a single game Saturday, where Chisholm contributed one long ball. Anthony Volpe homered Saturday with a new custom-made bat, too. Chisholm followed it up with two more homers on Sunday and spoke to his newly infamous "torpedo" bat postgame.

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