Aaron Judge Won’t Use Yankees’ New Torpedo Bats

Aaron Judge sticking with what works despite Yankees’ new bat trend

Don’t count on Aaron Judge to jump on the “torpedo” bat bandwagon anytime soon. The reigning American League MVP plans to stick with what’s been working for him throughout his career.

“What I did the past couple of seasons speaks for itself,” Judge told reporters. “Why try to change something if you have something that’s working?”

It’s hard to argue with his logic.

Judge has put up incredible numbers in his decade in the majors – a .288 batting average, .406 on-base percentage, and .607 slugging percentage. That’s 74% better than the average MLB player.

He’s racked up six All-Star appearances, four Silver Slugger Awards, and two MVP trophies along the way.

Oh, and he also holds both the American League and Yankees franchise single-season home run record. So yeah, his current bat seems to be doing just fine.

Several Yankees teammates have started using these new “torpedo” bats, including Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Anthony Volpe. The unique design shifts the weight from the barrel to the label area of the bat.

The idea came from someone in the Yankees front office. Former infielder Kevin Smith explained on social media that these modified bats aim to help players make better contact and miss less often.

Is this even allowed? Absolutely. The “torpedo” bats meet all MLB size regulations. Teams and players have always experimented with equipment tweaks to gain an edge.

Still, eyebrows were definitely raised when the Yankees exploded for 20 runs against the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.

Judge, using his traditional bat, crushed three homers and drove in eight runs during that offensive outburst.

Seems like the old-school approach is working just fine for him.