George Lombard Jr. arrives in New York
Aug 5 2026
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York Yankees
NEWS: The Yankees have promoted 21-year-old SS George Lombard Jr. and optioned SS Anthony Volpe to AAA-Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
IMPACT: High
BHQ SPIN: Lombard is being called up to serve as the Yankees’ primary shortstop, with José Caballero shifting to a utility role in which he will likely see most of his action against left-handed pitchers. In his August 4 debut, Lombard’s solo home run in the fifth inning extended New York’s lead in a 2-0 victory. Lombard, who had posted a .268/.405/.440 line in Triple-A, was BaseballHQ’s No. 17 prospect in our Midseason HQ50 rankings. Read more about Lombard in our Callups column. Caballero had been giving fantasy owners what they were looking for — 27...
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