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It took George Lombard Jr. less than two innings in his first MLB game to flash his potential at shortstop.<\/p>\n

Read more George Lombard Jr. gives the Yankees everything they\u2019d been missing in dazzling debut<\/a><\/p>\n

With one out in the second, Cardinals first baseman Blaze Jordan sent a sharp grounder to Lombard\u2019s right that he snagged, turning and firing a throw to Jazz Chisholm Jr. at second base to kickstart a 6-4-3 double play. <\/p>\n

His father, Tigers bench coach George Lombard Sr., and mother, Judy, smiled from their spot in the stands at Yankee Stadium, with Lombard\u2019s highlight adding to a day that also featured his brother, Jacob, homering in his first professional game with the Marlins\u2019 Single-A affiliate.<\/p>\n

But for the 21-year-old Lombard\u2019s Yankees debut, his parents traveled to The Bronx, watching their son nearly beat out a grounder in his first at-bat before fielding two other ground balls at shortstop in the fourth inning.<\/p>\n

Read more George Lombard Jr.\u2019s brother hits first pro homer minutes after Yankees prospect\u2019s blast in eerie coincidence<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Yankees called up Lombard late Monday night and plan to give him plenty of chances at shortstop, sending Anthony Volpe down to Triple-A in favor of their top prospect and new shortstop of the future.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019ll really settle in until, I don\u2019t know, maybe a couple of days, who knows,\u201d Lombard said pregame, when asked about growing up in MLB clubhouses and now getting a chance to be in one of his own. <\/p>\n

\u201cDefinitely being in it and actually doing it, it\u2019s different. It becomes real for the first time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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