On Friday night, the New York Yankees opened up a series with the Toronto Blue Jays in Canada.
George Lombard Jr. has been the talk of the MLB after a very strong start to his career.
That said, the 21-year-old rookie made a big mistake during Friday’s game.
Talkin’ Yanks wrote: “George Lombard Jr. takes too aggressive of a turn and runs into an out”
UPDATE: The Yankees lost 3-1.
Social Media Reacts
Here’s what people were saying:
Gary Phillips: “A baserunning mistake from George Lombard Jr. there, as he caught on the back-throw at 2B and into a pickle after Trent Grisham singled to RF.”
Gary Sheffield Jr.: “Lombard assumed he was going to third was never happening on a ball hit that hard then picked up the third base coach after rounding the base He’s a rookie so it’s understandable I guess but can’t have it in August Ugh”
@octoberstanton: “This has to be a team thing now because why does every Yankee have 0 IQ on the bases?”
@Elon0wnsMe: “Another poor prospect getting cursed and infected by Yankees baseball”
@MVJUDGE: “Classic rookie mistake. But it fits right in with how bad they are on the bases. 3 straight games where they’ve been thrown out and it ends up being costly”
@ronnbidwell: “Genuinely convinced the Yankees do not teach baserunning fundamentals. It’s almost every night at this point.”
@blevine1317: “You can take the bad fundamental player off the Yankees, but you can’t take the bad fundamentals out of the Yankees.”
Looking At Lombard Jr.
Lombard Jr. was picked in the 1st round of the 2023 MLB Draft.
He came into the series batting .276 with eight hits, two home runs, two RBIs and six runs in eight games.
Despite his big mistake on Friday, Lombard Jr. has a lot of fans excited.
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