After the New York Yankees lost on Monday against the St. Louis Cardinals, they decided to call down shortstop Anthony Volpe and promote shortstop George Lombard Jr. to the majors. Well, Lombard made his MLB debut on Tuesday against the Cardinals.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 04: George Lombard Jr. #96 of the New York Yankees takes the field during the sixth inning in his MLB debut against the St. Louis Cardinals at Yankee Stadium on August 04, 2026 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
He was flashing his glove in the field and also hit a solo home run in the game as well. The Yankees won the game over the Cardinals 2-0. With Lombard hitting his first MLB home run, he already has tied Volpe in home runs hit this season. This game goes to show that Volpe’s career at shortstop for New York is probably over. He is only 21 years old. Lombard was the youngest shortstop to start in a game since Derek Jeter for the Yankees organization.
New York Yankees Fans Excited Over Win In George Lombard Jr.’s Debut
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 04: George Lombard Jr. #96 of the New York Yankees rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the fifth inning in his MLB debut against the St. Louis Cardinals at Yankee Stadium on August 04, 2026 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
There are a lot of Yankees fans who are excited that Lombard was the reason why they won last night. This is what some New York fans had to say about his debut on Twitter:
1-0 in the lombard era
— ClarkeIsKing (@ClarkeisKing_) August 5, 2026
This kid is special.
— roseanne (@HoodieFrazier) August 5, 2026
Happiest ive been for a yankees win this year. So glad we won for Lombard.
— (@tucker2799_) August 5, 2026
What a night for George of the Jungle
Great job by Weathers as well
Lets take this series tomorrow!
— Michael Chacon (@DM54mc) August 5, 2026
LOMBARD WENT YARD
RYAN WEATHERS IS BACK
YANKEES WIN PLAY MY MUSIC pic.twitter.com/LQk57zHS3W
— Tater (@Fried_Szn) August 5, 2026
It will be interesting to see what happens in his second MLB game. There are many people hoping that this isn’t just going to be a one-game thing for him. There are many Yankees fans who want Lombard to make a difference for the rest of the regular season and potentially in October as well.
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