George Lombard Jr. rewarding Yankees’ trust with strong postseason start
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What happened
Long before George Lombard Jr. became the Yankees’ starting shortstop, he served at the lowest level of their archrival’s organization. Somewhere between ages 7 and 9, Lombard assisted as an unofficial bat boy for the Gulf Coast League Red Sox in Fort Myers, Florida. His dad, a former big leaguer, managed the rookie-ball club from 2011-2012, and he also spent three years as Boston’s minor ...
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