George Lombard Jr. got the start for the Yankees today at third base, and the 19-year-old immediately impressed by launching a missile to left-center field. Traveling 414 feet over the fence at a blistering 108.4 MPH, George Lombafd Jr. tied things up at one apiece at the time, sparking a three-run inning for the Yankees in the third.
The Yankees’ number two prospect on Baseball America, the Yankees are enamored with the teenage shortstop and believe this could be a star down the road. He was taken in the first round of the 2023 MLB Draft out of high school with the right-handed hitting infielder displaying tons of power and defensive abilities in his first season as a professional.