Jazz Chisholm Jr. is one of several players who have been using a “torpedo” style bat through the early portion of the 2025 season, and the New York Yankees third baseman wants to dispel one false narrative about the new lumber.

The most viral example, Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy called it a “cheater bat,” while wearing his Red Sox hat. Others questioned its legality. It looks weird, so it must be wrong. Well, Jazz Chisholm, Jr. took to social media to break it down for all of them one last time, slowly and simply.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. raised his bat high and angled his body as though attempting to steer his seventh-inning drive, savoring the ensuing celebration as his second home run of the game capped a historic weekend.