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It has been three weeks since George Lombard Jr. zipped his bags, joining the Double-A Somerset Patriots on their road trip in Akron, Ohio. The 19-year-old had earned a new challenge at the higher levels of the Yankees’ farm system.

Rated the club’s No. 1 prospect by MLB Pipeline ( No. 44 overall in MLB), Lombard has been riding the highs of a strong performance in big league camp, seeing his name continue to gain currency within the professional ranks. So how is he faring in his new uniform? Quite well.

“It’s been good; it’s still baseball, it’s still [hitting] pitches,” Lombard said. “At the end of the day, you’re st

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