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George Lombard Jr. Joins Mickey Mantle in Yankees History After Crushing First Career Grand Slam

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George Lombard Jr. Joins Mickey Mantle in Yankees History After Crushing First Career Grand Slam

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George Lombard Jr. hit his first career grand slam Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium, powering the Yankees from a 1-0 lead to a 5-0 advantage over the Colorado Rockies. The 21-year-old rookie shortstop’s third homer of the season was also New York’s first grand slam of 2026. At 21 years and 99 days old, Lombard became the youngest Yankee to hit one since Mickey Mantle in 1952 and the second-youngest in franchise history.

George Lombard Jr. delivered the biggest swing of his young Major League career Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium.

The 21-year-old rookie shortstop crushed his first career grand slam against the Colorado Rockies, turning a tight game into an early Yankees blowout.

With 2 outs in the bottom of the 3rd inning, Aaron Judge, Luis García Jr. and Spencer Jones were on base when Lombard got an 86.6-mph slider from Tomoyuki Sugano. He stayed on the pitch and drove it 353 feet the other way into the right-field seats.

The Yankees went from leading 1-0 to 5-0 in one swing.

And this was not just Lombard’s first grand slam. It was the Yankees’ first grand slam of the entire 2026 season.

It took until September 9 for somebody in pinstripes to finally hit one, and it came from the 21-year-old rookie.

The homer was Lombard’s 3rd of the season and put him in rare Yankees company. At 21 years and 99 days old, he became the youngest Yankee to hit a grand slam since Mickey Mantle in 1952 and the second-youngest player in franchise history to do it.

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