Yankees' George Lombard promotion news isn't exactly what top prospect wanted
They set it up like it was bigger news.
Yankees' George Lombard promotion news isn't exactly what top prospect wanted originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . There's a video and everything, as if this is New York Yankees top prospect George Lombard getting promoted to the major leagues.
But it's not an MLB call-up for Lombard. Instead, the Yankees are moving him up from Double-A Somerset to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Yes, it's still notable news in Lombard's career.
But the way it was framed was a bit much: Yankees No. 1 Prospect @georgelombardjr gets the news that he's been promoted to Triple-A @swbrailriders š pic. twitter.
com/1vfJrKmVGt ā NYYPlayerDev (@NYYPlayerDev) April 29, 2026 MORE: This might be the weirdest way to get an inside-the-park HR Lombard, who won't turn 21 until June, has certainly earned this move up the ladder. He already was viewed as having an MLB-ready glove, but his bat had to show improvement. It has so far this season.