MLB Pitcher Goes Scorched Earth on New York Yankees

The New York Yankees have gotten off to a scintillating start this MLB season, sweeping the Milwaukee Brewers and racking up 27 runs over the course of the three-game series.

The Yankees also caught everyone’s attention because the way they have designed their new bats, where the barrel has been moved to match up with the label to make some of their hitters more comfortable.

Not all of New York’s players are doing this, but Anthony Volpe and Jazz Chisholm in particular have been using the new bats, and it has worked for Chisholm in particular, as he already has three home runs.

However, Brewers closer Trevor Megill is not a fan of the Yankees’ strategy and decided to fire a massive shot at both the Yanks and Major League Baseball.

“I think it’s terrible,” Megill said, via Dan Martin of The New York Post. “We’ll see what the data says. I’ve never seen anything like it before. I feel like it’s something used in slow-pitch softball. It’s genius: put the mass all in one spot. It might be bush [league]. It might not be. But it’s the Yankees, so they’ll let it slide.”

Well, the league has already ruled that New York’s bats are within legal parameters, so it’s not “bush league” and it’s not the MLB showing special preference to the Yankees. Any team can do it, and you may see more clubs employ it as the season progress.

The Bronx Bombers certainly lived up to their name in their opening set against Milwaukee, smashing 15 home runs. Nine of those dingers came in the second game of the series, and Aaron Judge left the ballpark four times during the process.