LOS ANGELES -- Every two weeks, from 2017 through the 2024 season, Richard Schenck visited Aaron Judge to help refine his superstar pupil's swing. But they haven't met at all this season. There hasn't been a need.
"The darn swing is pretty much automatic," said Schenck, a hitting instructor based in Missouri. "There's no thinking anymore. There's just see ball, hit ball. And when he swings the bat, the good swing comes out. No tuneup needed."
Thorough upkeeping isn't required as Judge builds on the best 13-month regular-season stretch from a right-handed hitter in Major League Baseball history.