Overview
- The Yankees called up George Lombard Jr. and optioned Anthony Volpe and Jasson Domínguez to Triple-A, a move that opened a starting shortstop spot.
- In his major-league debut on Tuesday night Lombard started multiple inning-ending double plays and hit a 392-foot solo homer that produced the decisive run in a 2-0 win over St. Louis.
- Minutes before George’s homer his younger brother Jacob homered in his Single-A debut and their father, Tigers bench coach George Lombard Sr., attended George’s game.
- New York also added outfielder Heliot Ramos and promoted reliever Yerry de los Santos to make room on the roster and cover injured or thin spots.
- Lombard was the Yankees’ 2023 first-round pick and the club had resisted trading him at the deadline, so his early production will shape short-term lineup choices and longer-term evaluations of Volpe and the organization’s depth.