Yankees Call Up Top Prospect George Lombard Jr. After Optioning Volpe and Dominguez
New York continues to try and find their footing in the race to the postseason. With injuries and bullpen woes the franchise is just looking for any and all additional pop. On Monday, another few decisions were made. The Yankees call up top prospect George Lombard Jr. after optioning Volpe and Dominguez.
The Yankees made the official announcement regarding Volpe and Dominguez after suffering another tough loss. This time at the hands of the St. Louis Cardinals. New York lost in front of their home crowd, 13-7.
Nevertheless, the Yankees revealed, “Following tonight’s game, the Yankees optioned RHP Angel Chivilli, OF Jasson Domínguez and INF Anthony Volpe to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.”
So then, this means now the George Lombard Jr. era is set to begin. The Yankees are promoting their top prospect to the big leagues. George Lombard Jr., New York’s No. 1 and is ranked as MLB Pipeline’s No. 20 overall prospect.
This news regarding George’s promotion comes on the heels of New York trading for Luis Garcia Jr. before Monday’s trade deadline. Luis talked to media after the trade was official and was thrilled to be joining the Pinstripes. Garcia Jr. stated,
“I was born here, so to be able to play for this team… I think everybody wants an opportunity to wear this jersey, these pinstripes and also to be able to play in front of my family, that means a lot.”
Yankees Call Up Top Prospect George Lombard Jr. After Optioning Volpe and Dominguez
Moreover, Luis García Jr. says that he grew up as a Yankees fan and that his favorite players were Derek Jeter and Robinson Canó. He went on to mention that it is one of the reasons why he wears the number 2. Moreover, Luis enjoyed a nice moment on Monday night, absolutely crushing a two-run home run out of the park in the bottom of the seventh.
However, the Yankees are hoping to enjoy the same success with George Lombard Jr. According to Jack Curry of YES network, “George Lombard, Jr. is expected to wear #96. That number was last worn by Yovanny Cruz, who was part of the Luis Garcia, Jr. trade.”
George Lombard Jr. in 56 AAA games:
– .268/.405/.440
– .845 OPS
– 126 wRC+
– 6 HR, 21 RBI
– 57/45 K/BB
– 10 SB
The 21 year old leaves AAA with a 30 game on-base streak. Meanwhile, the Red Sox are now just two games back of the Yankees in the standings. The closest they’ve been since April 12th. If Yankees do not want to fall behind they will need to pick things up.
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