Yankees call up top prospect George Lombard Jr. after MLB trade deadline

TRENDINGMLB trade deadline trackerSkubal defends tradeCollege Fantasy Football drafts are openNFL training camp updatesPochettino returning to USMNTStory byJack BaerStaff writerTue, August 4, 2026 at 3:51 AM UTC·2 min readAbout Our AdsRecommended StoriesYankees to promote top prospect George Lombard Jr. on TuesdayThe 2

The starting shortstop position has been an ongoing debate. Now, with the deadline in the rearview, the club may have found its solution.

The George Lombard Jr. era has arrived. The Yankees called up their top prospect on Monday night, in hopes of the 21-year-old solving their shortstop problem as they head into the final months of the regular season. Lombard, three years removed from being the Yankees’ first-round pick out of high school, had caught fir