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.

That’s just trying to be the best we can be,” manager Aaron Boone said Sunday. “We’re trying to win on the margins and that shows up in so many different ways.”

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy fumed over the Yankees’ new Torpedo bats in a more than two-minute rant posted on X on Sunday night.

It’s the Brewers vs the Yankees in the final game of the season-opening series Sunday at Yankee Stadium. Follow for live score updates.

The reaction across MLB to the design of the New York Yankees' new 'torpedo' bats after the Bronx Bombers belted 13 home runs in two games was swift.

The Brewers later went on to score three runs at the top of the second inning, cutting into the Yankees' early lead, but Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the second to bring the score to 7-3. Cortes was relieved during the bottom of the third without recording an out.

New torpedo bats drew attention when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers that traveled a combined 3,695 feet.

The New York Yankees — and their unusual-looking new bats — made an absolute statement on Saturday by launching nine (9!) home runs in a 20-9 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers at Yankee Stadium.