Forget everything you knew about the Yankees’ rough start to this series — because Tuesday night belonged to George Lombard Junior, and it was the stuff dreams are made of. New York’s top prospect, just 21 years old, made his major league debut at shortstop and turned it into an instant Bronx legend moment — his very first big-league hit was a home run, a 392-foot blast into the left-field seats off Cardinals starter Hunter Dobbins in the fifth inning.
Lombard’s parents hugged in the stands as he rounded the bases. He’d already flashed the leather too, starting a slick double play in the second and ranging both directions at short. Ryan Weathers was outstanding on the mound, six strong scoreless innings, and Jazz Chisholm Junior added his own homer as the Yankees blanked St. Louis 2-0 — their tenth win in sixteen games.
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