“There's a ball that's hit in the hole between short and third. He looked like, dare I say, Jeter-esque.”

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00:00Lombard support. King George goes deep in the Yankee debut. Back page of the New York Post. Hits as always.

00:09And listen, for George Lombard Jr. to hit a home run in his first game as a New York Yankee.

00:18First game wearing the pinstripes with his mom and dad in the stands. If you don't have the chills last

00:25night, check your pulse. That was unbelievable.

00:30How about what transpired at the end of the second? Turns that gorgeous double play. Absolutely incredible. He's playing short.

00:39There's a ball that is hit in the hole between short and third. He looked like, dare I say, Jeter

00:46-esque. But for the Yankees to get that kind of productivity from Lombard last night in the field, in terms

00:53of what he sounded like and what he said pregame, I mean, this is his first Major League

00:59game and he sounded like he's been around the block. Sounded like he was pushing 30. Sounded like he was

01:06a 10-year vet. This was a special, special night for George Lombard Jr. Special night for his family. His

01:14brother was making his baseball debut. He was a top pick in the draft and he hit a homer last

01:20night. That's one of those nights you're never going to forget as a Lombard family member or a fan of

01:26the New York Yankees.

01:27These are the kind of games, a well-pitched game on both sides, 2-0 game, pitching defense, timely hitting.

01:35Yankees have to be able to win. And the hero last night was George Lombard Jr. Lombard Jr.

01:42has officially shifted everything, especially when you consider the injuries. You consider the snoozefest that was Brian Cashman at the

01:51trade deadline. The Red Sox make monster moves. The Yankees, in basically nothing. On Monday, after brilliantly getting Garcia on

02:00Sunday, Lombard Jr. changed everything.

02:03Last night, finally, feels like it's been a minute, was the Yankees' time to shine. And I give Lombard Jr.

02:11all the credit in the world for changing the feel around my New York Yankees. That was inspiring and awesome

02:19last night.