This Week in Sports Trivia: August 21, 2025

Keep in mind the torpedo bat saga?

It was solely the New York Yankees’ second sport of the season, again in late March. They blasted a franchise-record 9 residence runs in a 20-9 rout of the Milwaukee Brewers, and swiftly, the odd-shaped bats — more and more being utilized by the Yankees and throughout Main League Baseball — have been all anybody was speaking about. It appears like a very long time in the past.

Tuesday, the Yankees had one other nine-homer sport, this time towards the Tampa Bay Rays, and our story didn’t even point out the phrase “torpedo.” It exhibits how rapidly improvements can turn into the norm in sports activities.

The ability-hungry Yankees — if not the torpedo bat — are a part of this week’s quiz, so it would assist to take a peek on the field rating. However we’ll contact on many different subjects, too.

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High tales talked about on this week’s quiz

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