George Lombard Jr. Biography

George Lombard Jr. was born on June 2, 2005, and is an American professional baseball shortstop who has played for the New York Yankees in Major League Baseball. He was chosen by the Yankees in the first round of the 2023 MLB draft and made his MLB debut in 2026. Lombard had committed to play college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores at Vanderbilt University. He began his professional career after signing with the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Yankees and also played with the Single-A Tampa Tarpons. In 2025, he started the season with High-A Hudson Valley and was promoted to the Double-A Somerset Patriots in early May. Lombard began the 2026 season with Somerset and recorded a .312 batting average with four home runs in 20 games. As of 2026, his father George Lombard Sr. serves as the bench coach for the Detroit Tigers.