Lombard Homers In Yankees Debut

George Lombard Jr. hit a 392-foot homer in the fifth inning, becoming the first Yankees shortstop to homer in his major league debut. At 21 years, 63 days old, he became the sixth-youngest Yankees player since 1985 to make his debut. Lombard also helped with double plays in the second and fifth innings.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. also homered in the second inning, while Ryan Weathers pitched six strong innings for the Yankees, who won for the 10th time in 16 games. Derek Jeter remains the youngest Yankees shortstop to debut at 20 years, 337 days in 1995. milkshakeslot.online