The New York Yankees didn’t just hit in 2025—they punished baseballs. Their offense, driven by consistency and depth, posted a 119 wRC+, the best mark in the majors. The next closest teams, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Seattle Mariners, trailed behind at 113. It wasn’t a fluke or a two-man show. Nearly every regular in the Yankees lineup cleared the 100 wRC+ mark, and seven hitters finished with 20 or more home runs.

Five of them—Aaron Judge, Trent Grisham, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Cody Bellinger, and Ben Rice—surpassed 25 long balls, turning every night in the Bronx into a fireworks display. But behind all that power stood one man quietly orchestrating it: hitting coach James Rowson.

Rowson’s rise from behind the scenes

Rowson has been instrumental in shaping the Yankees’ approach at the plat

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