Padres' Manny Machado, Xander Bogaerts offer refreshing commentary on torpedo bat topic

The torpedo bat has taken the MLB world by storm. Made famous this past weekend by the New York Yankees, mainly Anthony Volpe and Jazz Chisholm Jr., a newly-shaped bat has the baseball community talking.

Although other players around the bigs, including Baltimore's Adley Rutschman, Minnesota's Ryan Jeffers, and Tampa Bay's Yandy Díaz and Junior Caminero have used these new models, it's the Yankees hitters who are stealing the headlines. The barrel is lower on the bat than a normal one, which could cater to the individual hitter's needs based on how they swing, which has many people up in arms about it, especially after the Yankees bulldozed to 20 runs and nine homers in a game this past weekend against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Padres players are starting to weigh in on the topic, including veterans Manny Machado and Xander Bogaerts. Rather than bashing their baseball brethren, their comments are refreshing surrounding the trendy discussion.

Padres' Manny Machado, Xander Bogaerts offer refreshing commentary on torpedo bat topic

San Diego is off to a 5-0 start to the season with many thanks to their late-inning heroics at the plate, and also the opposing pitcher failing to locate in clutch situations. Currently, it appears that the Friars do not necessarily need these innovative bats, but Machado and Bogaerts still shared their initial thoughts.

"I have no idea what they are. They should send a few over here if they’re going to be hitting homers like that. So whoever’s making them, they can send a few over to Petco with this big ballpark," Machado said.

Machado seems to be open-minded about the usage of these new bats. Bogaerts didn't even think it was real at first glance.

“I thought it was a joke at first. You know how you can edit pictures these days. But I saw (Jazz) Chisholm had homered. I’d never seen it, never heard of it. ... I thought they edited the picture, because I’ve never seen anything like that," Bogaerts said.

Bogaerts' initial reaction was similar to most fans: We have never seen anything like it before. His comments prove that there is still more to learn about it, and whether it's a trend that is here to stay in Major League Baseball.