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All Rise: New York Yankees Hit Most Home Runs Through First Four Games In MLB History

James Boutros Sports Editor

Published02 Apr 2025

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The New York Yankees are MLB’s most popular and storied franchise.

They have the most World Series titles with 27. That is 16 more than the St. Louis Cardinals, who have the second most.

New York made it to the World Series last season but fell short against a stacked LA Dodgers team.

Juan Soto left in the offseason for the New York Mets.

The Yankees were thought to have a weaker offense with Soto gone.

However, the bats have been scorching hot through their first four games.

New York Yankees Hit Most Home Runs Through First Four Games In MLB History

Despite losing Soto, the Yankees have not skipped a beat offensively to begin the season.

They have hit the most home runs through the first four games in MLB history.

After four games, the Yankees have hit 18 home runs. The LA Dodgers are second with 15, but they have played seven games.

The closest team to the Yankees, who have played just four games, is the Philadelphia Phillies, and they have hit eight home runs.

Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with four home runs. Jazz Chisholm and Anthony Volpe each have hit three home runs. Ben Rice and Austin Wells each have two home runs. Cody Bellinger, Jasson Dominguez, Paul Goldschmidt, and Oswald Peraza have each hit one home run.

The previous record was held by the 2006 Detroit Tigers with 16 home runs through the first four games of the season.

Is The Torpedo Bat Helping The Yankees?

All the rage in the MLB now is about the use of the torpedo bat.

Many players and teams are either using a torpedo bat or looking into it.

The difference between a standard bat and a torpedo bat is the shape. The torpedo bat features a thicker sweet spot before thinning out near the top of the bat. The shape resembles a bowling pin. While torpedo bats look different, it is legal under MLB rules.

MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt has been credited with creating the torpedo bat. Leanhardt previously was a hitting analyst with the Yankees before joining the Miami Marlins as a field coordinator in the offseason.

The idea of the torpedo bat came from studying Volpe’s swing data. Analysis showed he was often making contact near the label of the bat, which is closer to the thin end of a standard bat. To help Volpe, the team had bats made that moved more of the wood closer to the label. This way, Volpe would make better, stronger contact on his swing, as Yankees broadcaster Michael Kay explained during Saturday’s game.

Volpe and a handful of his teammates are among the players using the torpedo bat in 2025.

Aaron Judge is not using a torpedo bat, and he leads the Yankees with four home runs.

Opinions are mixed as to whether the torpedo bats are helping the Yankees early on or if they are just off to a great start.

The Yankees are not the only club experimenting with the torpedo bat.