Nine were reportedly hit with the new bats. The fallout from what happened at Yankee Stadium is the hottest topic in sports, and it depends on who you talk to as to whether or not torpedo bats being involved in the home run onslaught is a controversy or good for the game.

By now, you’ve probably heard about baseball’s greatest innovation since the curveball: MLB’s new “torpedo” bat, the reconfigured bat that moves the barrel — or the sweet spot — closer to the handle, seemingly turning even the most meager of hitters into home run machines.