There were reports indicating that the torpedo bats were one of the factors that led to Giancarlo Stanton's bilateral elbow injuries.

Giancarlo Stanton avoided questions that might have tied the New York Yankees' new torpedo bats to his new injury. Stanton has come down with a case of epicondylitis, more commonly known as "tennis elbow," in both elbows. He was asked if the new bats may have caused the injury, and he shut it down immediately.

"Torpedo'' style bats are all the talk of MLB, but Giancarlo Stanton used a version of that lumber last year, when he went on a postseason home run spree.