The 2026 MLB season is still relatively young, but that hasn't stopped the New York Yankees from showing some early urgency this week . On top of designating struggling veteran outfielder Randal Grichuk for assignment, the Yankees also revealed this week that they're promoting top prospect George Lombard Jr. from Double-A Somerset to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Yankees No. 1 Prospect @georgelombardjr gets the news that he's been promoted to Triple-A @swbrailriders 🙌 pic.twitter.com/1vfJrKmVGt

— NYYPlayerDev (@NYYPlayerDev) April 29, 2026

MLB Pipeline's No. 27 prospect at the time of writing , Lombard is someone whom Yankees fans have been dying to see in the big leagues ever since he was drafted 26th overall in 2023.…