{"id":830609,"date":"2026-08-30T07:26:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T07:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/830609\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T07:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T07:26:10","slug":"yankees-notes-lombard-judge-schmidt-mcmahon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/830609\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees Notes: Lombard, Judge, Schmidt, McMahon"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Yankees and Red Sox split their doubleheader on Saturday. While New York won the nightcap, 9-2, rookie shortstop George Lombard Jr.<\/a> exited early with an apparent right knee injury. Lombard tweaked it during an at-bat in the second inning (video via Bryan Hoch of MLB.com<\/a>). He stayed in the game for a little while longer, but the Yankees replaced him in the top of the fourth. Jos\u00e9 Caballero<\/a> moved from third base to short, and\u00a0Amed Rosario<\/a> came in to man the hot corner.<\/p>\n

Lombard underwent imaging after the Yankees pulled him, but it appears he dodged a significant injury. Speaking with Hoch and other reporters<\/a> after the game, manager Aaron Boone said that \u201cit looks like a day-to-day situation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lombard has started every game at short since the Yankees promoted<\/a> him on Aug. 4, though that streak could now be in jeopardy. The 21-year-old prized prospect got off to a dream start in the majors, even slugging a home run in his debut, but his bat has cooled over the past couple weeks.<\/p>\n

After a 1-for-5 performance on Saturday, Lombard is hitting .253\/.310\/.367 (90 wRC+) with two homers over a 23-game, 87-plate appearance span. As a shortstop, defensive metrics have given Lombard mixed reviews (6 DRS, minus-1 OAA, minus-1 FRV). Although he recently put together a streak of six consecutive games with an error, tying an unwanted franchise record, the Yankees aren\u2019t hitting the panic button.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe good thing about George is, he\u2019s so skilled and gifted out there, and foundationally he\u2019s really good, too,\u201d Boone said (via Hoch<\/a>). \u201cHe will get through it. You\u2019ve just got to get a few going and then start playing carefree and easy a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Turning to the Yankees\u2019 best player, injured right fielder Aaron Judge<\/a>, Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports<\/a> reports he could come off the IL during the club\u2019s Sept. 8-13 homestand. For now, the Yankees are still determining whether Judge will require a rehab assignment. The three-time AL MVP has been on the shelf with a stress fracture in his rib since June 2. If Judge returns in the first half of September, he will have at least a couple of weeks to ramp up in major league games before the playoffs. At 77-59, the Yankees are nine games up on a Wild Card spot and all but assured of a postseason berth.<\/p>\n

Speaking of rehab assignments, right-hander Clarke Schmidt<\/a> and third baseman Ryan McMahon<\/a> began theirs with Double-A Somerset on Saturday. Schmidt, who is working back from June 2025 Tommy John surgery, threw 20 pitches (16 strikes) and gave up a pair of runs on two hits in two-thirds of an inning. Barring any setbacks, Schmidt could factor into the Yankees\u2019 bullpen down the stretch. McMahon, out since Aug. 20 with a sprained left thumb, went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts. He should rejoin the Yankees in the next couple of days.<\/p>\n

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