Manager Aaron Boone confirmed Tuesday morning that Austin Wells would become the first catcher ever to bat leadoff for the ...

The New York Yankees are ready to put this spring in their rearview. And not for the reasons many expected coming in with a revamped roster that looked better o ...

Pretty much every ninth inning rally requires some amount of luck. Sometimes, that luck is as little as just getting the ...

Drafted into the Army in 1945, Young led Fleet City to a 48-25 victory over the El Toro Marines in what was billed as the ...

The Yankees fell deeper in love this spring with ... future — maybe not-to-distant future — watching 19-year-old George Lombard Jr. hit two long home runs in Grapefruit League action.

The Yankees reassigned Lombard to minor-league camp Monday. Lombard appeared in 10 spring games for the Yankees and went 5-for-19 with one walk, two home runs and four RBI. He spent most of the ...

The kid had already made an impression at Yankees camp, with his skillful defense and an eagerness to absorb as much as possible on the big-league side. And then, shortstop George Lombard Jr ...

The New York Yankees made it three wins in four Spring Training games after a comprehensive win against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday evening at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Heading into the ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Ask anyone in the Yankees organization about nearly any promising young prospect and inevitably, they steer the conversation toward George Lombard Jr. The 19-year-old has ...