Watch: Yankees' Judge shows why he doesn't need torpedo bat

New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge. Brad Penner-Imagn Images

Watch: Yankees' Aaron Judge shows why he doesn't need torpedo bat with 410-foot homer vs. Brewers

By Clark Dalton | Last updated Mar 30, 2025 4:05 PM ET

The New York Yankees' new torpedo bats have drawn criticism for potentially giving them an unfair advantage.

However, Yankees center fielder Aaron Judge isn't using the new bat. He doesn't need one.

In the bottom of the first inning of New York's home game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday, Judge crushed a 90-mph four-seam fastball from pitcher Aaron Civale for a two-run home run, giving New York a 2-1 lead.

Judge's 410-foot moonshot into left field was his fourth home run of the season. His four home runs in his first three games have totaled 1,699 feet.

Aaron Judge is unreal!

He has FOUR homers already this season pic.twitter.com/7El1LWblYa
— MLB (@MLB) March 30, 2025

Aaron Judge has hit 1,699 feet worth of homers in the last two days ...

HR 1: 468 feet
HR 2: 396 feet
HR 3: 425 feet
HR 4: 410 feet pic.twitter.com/CCLczCjFhr
— MLB (@MLB) March 30, 2025

The sweet spot on the Yankees' new bats is closer to the player's hands rather than the end of the bat. Clearly, the design works. On Saturday, New York belted a franchise-record nine home runs in a game during a 20-9 victory over Milwaukee.

Judge, who had three homers Saturday, is still using his conventional bat and doesn't plan to make a change.

"What I did the past couple of seasons speaks for itself," Judge told The Athletic's Chris Kirschner on Sunday morning. "Why try to change something if you have something that's working?"

Judge has a point. Over the past three seasons, Judge has hit 58 homers or more twice. In 2022, he had 62 dingers in 157 regular-season games, setting the American League record for home runs in a season.

Judge is off to a fast start this season, so why make a change when he's rolling?

Clark Dalton

Dalton is a 2022 journalism graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. He gained experience in sports media over the past seven years — from live broadcasting and creating short films to podcasting and producing. In college, he wrote for The Daily Texan. He loves sports and enjoys hiking, kayaking and camping.

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