Don’t miss Greg Joyce’s text messages from The Bronx and beyond — he’s giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Yankees. If James Cooper did not know anything else about George ...

Lombard answered with a 106 mph single, all while starting again at shortstop. And it’s not just scouts and executives who have taken notice of the 2023 first-round pick (26th overall ...

He’s so natural, he’s so good.” Scouts have been so high on his defense that the consensus is Lombard could legitimately play shortstop in Major League Baseball right now, despite only being ...

“He looks bigger, faster (and) stronger, and he’s playing with more of an edge — in a good way,” the executive said. Other rival evaluators heaped similar praise on the 19-year-old Lombard ...

The New York Yankees are promoting their top prospect, infielder George Lombard Jr., to Double-A Somerset, a team source confirmed to The Athletic. ESPN’s Jeff Passan was the first to report the ...

His .231 average, five homers and 45 RBI might look like nothing special, but these aren’t bad stats when you factor in Lombard’s competition mostly was players three to five years older.

Because to the trained eye, Lombard’s talent jumps out, even if his numbers don’t necessarily look the part. However, when talking with baseball people to gather notes and opinions for ...