Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani, and the 4 other best swings in baseball

Aaron Judge and Juan Soto are next up on our list of the best swings in baseball

Aaron Judge, New York Yankees

Judge is putting up MVP-type numbers in what is a critical year for not only the franchise as they try to make it back to the World Series, but also personally as Judge could well be a free agent by the time the year ends. Has the price gone up in New York with Judge’s hot start to the season?

Judge gets an amazing amount of power out of his swing while not looking like he is putting much effort into the swing at all. Just a short leg kick and centering his weight before he puts a charge into the ball.

Entering Friday’s play, Judge’s 14 home runs and 91 total bases led all of Major League Baseball.

And just imagine what Judge would look like if he hit from the left side of the plate. Is that a little Griffey-esque swing we could see?

Juan Soto, Washington Nationals

Soto’s name is popping up all over MLB articles right now not so much because of what he is doing at the plate but rather in discussions about his future with the Washington Nationals. But don’t let all of the “what ifs” and trade talk distract you from the fact that Soto has one of the best swings in baseball right now.

Take a look at this home run he recently hit in Oracle Park in San Francisco, not exactly a place where the ball often travels well. From a somewhat crouched position, Soto is able to get his bat on the pitch that is lower in the strike zone and drive it out to just left of dead center.

And Soto doesn’t just take massive swings at the plate. He is arguably the most disciplined hitter in the game today, drawing an MLB-high 145 walks last season and leading the league again (heading into Friday) with 32 in his first 39 games.

MLB Network recently broke down Soto’s swing and the discipline (and confidence) behind it.