The New York Yankees have opened the 2025 season with a stunning homer barrage, which has brought on some controversy in itself. But don't worry about Aaron Judge: He won't be a part of it.

On a chilly afternoon at Yankee Stadium, Paul Goldschmidt led off with a single. After Cody Bellinger flied out, Judge launched a 113 mph rocket, 410 feet out to left to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead against Aaron Civale. And then they began taking the bat out of his hands.

The torpedo bats, designed by former Yankees staffer and MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt, are engineered to redistribute weight closer to the hands, giving hitters the feel of a lighter swing while maintaining barrel mass. That combination, in theory, boosts barrel consistency without sacrificing power.