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In every stage of his journey to the majors, George Lombard Jr. initially struggled offensively before figuring out opposing pitching at the level.<\/p>\n

Read more George Lombard Jr. has long prepared for the Yankees challenge now facing him: \u2018Bred for this\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

It took him one at-bat in his Yankees debut to make the adjustment.<\/p>\n

After a third-inning groundout, Lombard stepped up in the fifth inning for his second career at-bat and smoked a solo home run into the left field seats for his first hit, homer, RBI, run scored and electrifying moment in The Bronx.<\/p>\n

Facing St. Louis\u2019 Hunter Dobbins, Lombard dug an 0-2 hole with a couple foul balls, then watched a sweeper get too much of the plate.<\/p>\n

Read more George Lombard Jr.\u2019s Yankees debut comes with slick double play<\/a><\/p>\n

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He blasted it for a 2-0 lead and allowed a small smile as he rounded the bases while his parents hugged in the stands.<\/p>\n

Officially called up earlier Tuesday as Anthony Volpe was sent down, the 21-year-old Lombard already had begun to prove himself with his glove, jump-starting a pair of slick double plays in the first five innings.<\/p>\n

Read more George Lombard Jr. gives the Yankees everything they\u2019d been missing in dazzling debut<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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