One player who is unique in his own right—and coincidentally enough carried a big stick was Julio Franco. Franco, who used a 36-ounce bat for most of his career, had one of the most unorthodox ...

If this stick was a bat and you were holding it at that end, the bat would rotate but not recoil at the location of your hands. Without a hand recoil it feels much better when you make contact.

Judge isn’t the only Yankee who plans to stick with his prior equipment ... “A lot of it is just looking out at your bat, and you see how big the barrel is. It’s exciting.