George Lombard Jr. isn’t just rising through the New York Yankees’ system, he’s getting recognized as one of the best young players across all of baseball.

The 19-year-old infielder jumped from No. 88 to No. 23 in Baseball America’s Top 100 prospects list on Wednesday. The staggering 65-spot leap comes with the magazine’s first in-season update of 2025. It recognizes his early-season dominance and growing reputation.

The move came just 24 hours after Lombard made his debut for the Double-A Somerset Patriots, where he went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.

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A first-round pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, Lombard was promoted after a standout stretch with High-A Hudson Valley. He hit .329 with a .496 on-base percentage in 24 games. He impressed the Yankees, including manager Aaron Boone, this spring.

"Great head on his shoulders; loves the game, great work ethic, smart heady player," Boone said on Monday. "Over the two years, you've seen him slowly turning into a man and [a] big physical presence.”

He’s still a teenager, growing into his power and gaining experience in the game.

With slugger Spencer Jones having stalled in his development (and now on the injured list), Lombard has jumped to the head of the class. He has clearly established himself as a Yankees top prospect, taking the mantle from Jasson Dominguez.

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Lombard had been one of the most talked-about names in the organization last year, but he only made his debut on the Baseball America Top 100 before this spring. He’s made a rapid rise on the radar of national talent evaluators.

Now, for Yankees fans excited about the rising young star, Lombard can’t climb his way to the big leagues fast enough.

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