NEW YORK -- George Lombard Jr. is on the move.
Ranked as the Yankees' No. 1 prospect by MLB Pipeline, the 19-year-old infielder has been promoted from High-A Hudson Valley to Double-A Somerset, as first reported Sunday by ESPN's Jeff Passan.
A source confirmed the move regarding Lombard, who had a .329/.495/.488 slash line in 24 games for the Renegades, stroking 27 hits in 82 at-bats.
He scored 22 runs with eight doubles, a triple and a home run with 13 RBIs, stealing 11 bases (in 13 attempts) while working 23 walks against 22 strikeouts.
Most of Lombard's defensive action has come at shortstop, though he has appeared once at second base and once at third base this season.
He played second base, third base and shortstop in Major League camp with the Yankees this spring, when he batted .231 (6-for-26) with two homers and four RBIs in 14 games.
MLB Pipeline has forecast Lombard's big league ETA for 2027, but his early-season promotion to Double-A could indicate a willingness to fast-track him toward the Bronx, perhaps in 2026.
The son of former Major League outfielder and current Tigers bench coach George Lombard Sr., Lombard was the Yankees' first-round pick in the 2023 MLB Draft (26th overall) out of Gulliver Prep high school in Miami.
Lombard's Double-A debut could come on Tuesday, when the Patriots visit the Akron Rubberducks (the Cleveland Guardians' Double-A affiliate) at 6:35 p.m. ET.