George Lombard Jr. homers off Garrett Crochet
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Yankees No. 1 prospect George Lombard Jr. said hello to Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet, and greetings to a nationally televised audience on ESPN, by clocking a home run that soared over JetBlue Park’s replica Green Monster to lead off Wednesday’s contest between the long-time rivals.
It was Crochet’s fourth pitch of the day, and Lombard (No. 32 in MLB Pipeline’s Top 100) was all over his 96.8 mph heater, belting it at an exit velocity of 104.2 mph and a Statcast-projected distance of 392 feet.
And it undoubtedly whet the appetite of Yankees fans, who one day envision Lombard sending such drives over the real Green Monster at Fenway Park and onto Lansdowne Street.
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Lombard was the 26th overall pick by the Bronx Bombers in the 2023 Draft.
