Jazz Chisholm Jr. likes his new torpedo-shaped bat quite a bit. He's hit three home runs in two games with the unusual-looking bat, which has more mass below the barrel to help hitters who tend to make contact closer to the label than the true barrel.

Aaron Judge, who does not use the Yankees’ new bats, hit his fourth home run in two games. Rookie Ben Rice added his first long ball of the season. Jazz Chisholm Jr., who uses one of the now heavily discussed torpedo bats, went deep twice.

To understand why the Yankees second baseman has fit in so well in New York, it requires a full accounting of his whole self.