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Recognizing some of the greatest swings in Yankees history

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Nothing compares to the beauty of a silky smooth swing. The Yankees have had plenty of great power strokes over the years, and fans can boast that their own Babe Ruth possessed the first true home run stroke in baseball history. Despite poor camera quality in the 1920s, you can still appreciate the beauty of the Babe’s swing through fuzzy black and white.

Maybe none of the guys listed below have the same pure swing that Ken Griffey Jr. had, but there have been plenty of pinstriped sluggers whose swings were nothing short of a work of art.