But three more homers — including another by Aaron Judge — were enough to hold off the Diamondbacks, as the Yankees avoided a sweep in The Bronx with a 9-7 win on Thursday night. Judge’s three-run homer just three batters into the bottom of the first set the tone against right-hander Merrill Kelly.

Judge went 3-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in Thursday's 9-7 win over Arizona. Judge delivered the first blow in Diamondbacks right-hander Merrill Kelly's nightmarish evening with a three-run homer in the first inning,

Volpe spoke shortly after his fourth homer of the season, a three-run shot off Arizona’s A.J. Puk, gave the Yankees some life in the ninth inning of Wednesday’s contest. However, the late blast proved insufficient in a 4-3 loss after D-backs starter Zac Gallen struck out 13 Yankees over 6.2 scoreless innings.

Reds star Elly De La Cruz is the latest convert, hitting two home runs and knocking in seven runs in his first game with the unique bat.

A Yankees home run barrage turned the oddly shaped bats into an overnight sensation, and manufacturers are scrambling to keep up with demand.

On the off-chance anyone is still in the dark, the torpedo bat is potentially the most exciting innovation to hit MLB in a long time. A bat model that is thickest where the hitter is most likely to make contact?