Yankees' Lombard Jr. Homers in Debut

George Lombard Jr. homered in a memorable big league debut and the New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 on Tuesday night. In the fifth inning, the top prospect drove an 0-2 sweeper from starter Hunter Dobbins (2-2) into the left-field seats for his first career hit. afsport.lat

Lombard's 392-foot shot gave New York a 2-0 lead and made him 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 Ryan Weathers (5-7) pitch six strong innings by starting inning-ending double plays in the second and fifth.