George Lombard Jr. Promoted To Triple-A

Bridgewater, New Jersey – The New York Yankees have promoted their No. 1 prospect George Lombard Jr. from the Double-A Somerset Patriots to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.

George Lombard Jr. (@Yankees No. 1 Prospect) is moving on 🆙 pic.twitter.com/a0IfUwacv0

— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) April 29, 2026

Lombard is hitting .312/.400/.571 on the season with 18 R, 24 H, 8 2B, 4 HR, 10 RBI and 4 SB in 20 games with the Patriots. Among Yankees minor league leaders, Lombard Jr. is 1^st in 2B, T-2^nd in XBH (12), 3^rd in H, R, SLG and OPS (.971), 4^th in AVG and HR and 5^th in OBP.

Lombard Jr., MLB’s No. 27 overall ranked prospect, returned to Somerset following 108 games at Double-A in 2025. He began last season in High-A Hudson Valley and slashed .329/.495/.488 in 24 games before a promotion to Somerset on 5/6/25. With the Patriots, Lombard Jr. hit .215/.337/.358 with 68 R, 84 H, 24 2B, 4 3B, 8 HR, 36 RBI and 24 SB.

He has a minor league career .242 AVG with 173 R, 247 H, 18 HR, 110 RBI and 82 SB over 275 games.

Lombard Jr., the son of six-year Major Leaguer George Lombard Sr., was selected by the Yankees in the first round of the 2023 MLB Draft. He received a non-roster invite by the Yankees to the past three spring trainings and represented the organization in each of the three Spring Breakout games (2024-2026) and the All-Star Futures Game in 2025.

About the Somerset Patriots

The Somerset Patriots are the New York Yankees Double-A Affiliate and develop today’s top minor league talent into the pinstriped superstars of tomorrow for MLB’s winningest team. The Patriots were named Double-A Organization of the Year by Minor League Baseball (2025) and Baseball America (2024). Home games are played at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ, where fans of all ages and levels of baseball fandom get to enjoy the unique experience that is minor league baseball. To learn more, visit: somersetpatriots.com.