It is unlikely the Yankees would select the 6-foot-3 infielder from Gulliver Prep in Florida if they were not confident they would sign him.
SEATTLE — The Yankees, with two fewer picks this year, have to make each one count.
Lombard, the son of the former major league outfielder , is a 6-foot-3 infielder from Gulliver Prep in Florida. Anthony Volpe also was committed to Vanderbilt in 2019 before the Yankees went over slot to persuade the New Jerseyan to turn pro.George Lombard Jr. high school shortstop with the Yankees 26th pick in the first round on Sunday night at the First-Year Player Draft at T-Mobile Park.New York Yankees’ fans cheer the pick of George Lombard Jr. in baseball’s amateur draft.
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