Overview
- Lombard left a Scranton/Wilkes‑Barre game after a one‑hop throw from rehabbing catcher Austin Wells reached him as Columbus’s Bo Naylor slid into his left hand, and he was removed in the fifth inning.
- The Yankees said medical imaging showed no fractures or structural damage and diagnosed sprains to two fingers on Lombard’s left (glove) hand.
- The club placed Lombard on a seven‑day injured list at Triple‑A on Thursday, but the team has not given a date for his return or for any promotion to New York.
- Lombard had been in a hot offensive stretch in June and was the Yankees’ top prospect, so the injury creates short‑term uncertainty about accelerating his move to the major leagues and keeps Anthony Volpe in place at shortstop for now.
- Fans criticized Wells on social media after the play, but team statements have focused on medical results and monitoring Lombard’s recovery, with the pace of swelling and functional response to treatment determining any delay to his timeline.