As Gerrit Cole fired live batting practice in the early days of spring training, Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” soundtracked George Lombard Jr.’s plate appearance against the 34-year ...

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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 ...

George Lombard Jr., a 19-year-old infielder ranked as the club’s second-best prospect by multiple publications — and ranked No. 1 by more than a few rival scouts assigned to the Yankees ...

Lombard is only 19. Last year was the first-rounder’s first full season in the Yankees’ system, a campaign where he finished in High-A Hudson Valley. The phenom has a long road ahead to climb ...

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.