As the torpedo bat craze stormed Major League Baseball to start the 2025 season, Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge were both asked about making the switch. “I’m very satisfied with my current bat,” Ohtani told the Japanese press after an April walk-off home run.

Ohtani, Judge and Cal Raleigh all have 30 home runs or more before the All-Star break, marking a rare occurrence in the game's long history.