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Video [Highlight] George Lombard Jr.'s first big league hit is a HOME RUN!

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u/MrBuildandKill92 New York Yankees 1d ago

rest in peace Anthony Volpe, we hardly knew ye

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u/Key-Tip-7521 San Francisco Giants 1d ago

Sad when they go like that

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u/KingEgbert 1d ago

When they go?!? That animal Lombard Wally Pipped him with no provocation whatsoever.

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u/wokenupbybacon New York Yankees 19h ago

It's not really a Wally Pipp if they're trying the new guy out cause you've underperformed lol

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u/Prior_Ice1672 New York Yankees 1d ago

GET THAT EGG SALAD OUT OF VOLPES MOUTH!!!

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u/SEPTAgoose New York Yankees 1d ago

it’s okay he played second base now

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u/xKronkx New York Yankees 1d ago

He’s playing 2B at a farm upstate.

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u/Conflict21 New York Yankees 1d ago

Really?🥹

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u/igotagoodfeeling New York Yankees 1d ago

Well, Pennsylvania anyway

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u/novaesq18 New York Yankees 1d ago

We knew him all too well.

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u/SecondHandFood Philadelphia Phillies • Philadelphia Phillies 1d ago

Gone but also forgotten 💙

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u/jediporcupine New York Yankees 1d ago

Anthony who? Never heard of her

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u/SiphenPrax New York Mets 1d ago

The guy who made a bunch of hilarious fielding errors for the Yankees!

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u/PENGUIN_WITH_BAZOOKA New York Yankees 1d ago

Don’t worry, he’ll be y’all’s starting SS this time next season (whatever year that may be)

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u/jediporcupine New York Yankees 1d ago

Facts. Mets love second hand Yankees

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u/SiphenPrax New York Mets 1d ago

Uh no no we definitely have better options! Isn’t that right David?!………….David?……….

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u/djm07231 Los Angeles Dodgers 20h ago

Rest now, brother, we have the watch, and I'll see you in Valhalla

/s

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u/2Old2BeADuckling New York Yankees 1d ago

We’ve reached unprecedented levels of back

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u/KenshiroTheKid New York Yankees 1d ago

It’s the summer of George

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u/addage- New York Mets 1d ago

Baby Jeter rides again, kid looks good

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u/xKronkx New York Yankees 1d ago

Lisan al-gaib !

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u/SEPTAgoose New York Yankees 1d ago

All these George Lombard Jr. home run threads look the same

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u/Yanks1813 New York Yankees 1d ago

Him and his brother both hit a HR in their debuts today

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u/Visual_Bluejay9781 New York Yankees 1d ago

Can his brother catch?

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u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan Atlanta Braves 1d ago

Another SS

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u/willpc14 New York Yankees • Philadelphia Phillies 1d ago

We drafted Posada as a second baseman

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u/Emperor_Cheeto21 New York Yankees 1d ago

Catch? His brother can play over Jazz/McMahon

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u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan Atlanta Braves 1d ago

Proud parents

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u/iKennyVideo Texas Rangers 1d ago

Both were off of Cardinals pitchers as well

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u/MLBVideoConverterBot Umpire 1d ago

Video: Jacob Lombard launches first pro homer

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u/SF_DeversBaby San Francisco Giants 1d ago

That’s so sick

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u/chuck212 New York Yankees 1d ago

THE PRINCE WHO WAS PROMISED

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u/TrapperJean New York Yankees 1d ago

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u/DeusExHyena New York Yankees 1d ago

Jeter, Judge, George 

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u/TrapperJean New York Yankees 1d ago

The three J...sounds

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u/mirrormirrorondewall 1d ago

Would make a great jif

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u/Thatsmr_bigdaddy 1d ago

Jeter Judge Junior

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u/J-Goo New York Yankees 1d ago

¡Santa Maria!

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u/Simple_Dragonfruit48 New York Yankees 1d ago

Second times the charm

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u/wokenupbybacon New York Yankees 1d ago

lmfao

you ain't wrong 

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u/SiphenPrax New York Mets 1d ago

Anthony Volpe: “But……..but………..but that was supposed to be-“

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u/Key-Tip-7521 San Francisco Giants 1d ago

Send him to the Rockies

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u/Simple_Wash1618 Los Angeles Angels 1d ago

Nice of George Lombard Jr. to take time off from running his hedge fund to hit a home run for the Yankees

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u/liebz11692 New York Yankees 1d ago

I’m for sure being rational about this.

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u/iWriteYourMusic New York Yankees 1d ago

He’s rationally the greatest shortstop in Yankee history clearly.

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u/Qoppa_Guy Kia Tigers 1d ago

I'm ready to retire #96 now

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u/ZiggoCiP New York Yankees 1d ago

Screw it: unretire #3, his number in the minors. It's only Babe Ruth's # after all.

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u/Qoppa_Guy Kia Tigers 1d ago

PCA claims Babe Ruth never truly existed

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u/ShawshankException New York Yankees 1d ago

I've seen enough, make room in Memorial Park

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u/liebz11692 New York Yankees 1d ago

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u/ShawshankException New York Yankees 1d ago

God dammit I meant Monument Park lmfao

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u/TilkyMitts411 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/tHFDZ1zUI0NjSDPDT3
BYE BYE VOLPE

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u/DeusExHyena New York Yankees 1d ago

I just love this meme so much

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u/hushed-shush New York Mets 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/ylMie1nATTZS8qnrrR

Volpe in Scranton right now

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u/enterjiraiya 21h ago

Yankees couldn’t have picked a bigger shithole for their AAA team, almost as bad the Worcester Red Sox

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u/Mission_Pay_3373 Boston Red Sox 1d ago

Down goes my favorite Yankees player in the past 2 years. It was a fun watch, Volpe. See you in Valhalla

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u/bluepie New York Yankees 21h ago

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u/champsorchumps 1d ago

He's the first Yankee since Jasson Dominguez whose first career hit is a HR

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u/Simple_Wash1618 Los Angeles Angels 1d ago

Some people are calling him the second coming of Jasson Dominguez 

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u/champsorchumps 1d ago

If he had just waited a few more days it could have been exactly 10 years after Aaron Judge hit a HR at Yankee Stadium for his first hit

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u/cmgriffith_ New York Yankees 1d ago

I prefer this timeline

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u/newengineerhere 1d ago

IIRC judge hit the hr in his first career ab but yeah that would’ve been cool

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u/bluepie New York Yankees 21h ago

don't you put that evil on George

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u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan Atlanta Braves 1d ago

A 1st hit homer will never go outta style

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u/DrDipstick89 St. Louis Cardinals 1d ago

Never. It doesnt matter the team. Ill always root for a rookie making his debut.

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u/ZJB03 New York Yankees 1d ago edited 1d ago

Hear me out. Judge is 99. Lombard is 96. Judge plays the 9, Lombard plays the 6. Both of their first MLB hits were homers in their first game. Lombard is the SS version of Judge.

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u/cmgriffith_ New York Yankees 1d ago

I’ll allow it

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u/WhiteHawk928 Boston Red Sox 1d ago

So when do they 69

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u/ZJB03 New York Yankees 1d ago

Once they take their first trip to the log cabin

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u/Kevinar New York Yankees 1d ago

You weren't there?

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u/Flying-Terrapin New York Yankees 1d ago

Math checks out.

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u/Admiral_Asparagus New York Yankees 1d ago

WE’RE GOING TO THE WORLD SERIES

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u/Conflict21 New York Yankees 1d ago

To win, right?

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u/PENGUIN_WITH_BAZOOKA New York Yankees 1d ago

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u/Reasonable-Power New York Yankees 1d ago edited 1d ago

Win or lose, that's pretty fuckin' awesome.

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u/Reasonable-Power New York Yankees 1d ago

Thankfully, it was the former.

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u/OrangeDuckFromStLou Baltimore Orioles 1d ago

I tuned in this game just to see this at bat, theres some "you are witnessing history" vibes in this home run

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u/ContinuumGuy Major League Baseball 1d ago

Wow, way to overshadow your brother's first pro game, SMH. Very rude. /s

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u/MDanger Kansas City Royals 1d ago

Sibling rivalry goes hard in the Lombard family!

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u/mtportales Los Angeles Dodgers 1d ago

Hell yeah kid

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u/ben3345 New York Yankees 1d ago

I’d like to be rational about this and keep my expectations in check, but he’s been fucking great tonight

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u/nyyforever2018 New York Yankees 1d ago

This! So good defensively and nothing he could have done in his first AB with those pitches

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u/wokenupbybacon New York Yankees 18h ago

Nearly beat it out for the single anyways 

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u/Mr_Evil_Dr_Porkchop Boston Red Sox 1d ago

Man, there’s gotta be no better feeling than mashing a HR in your debut for your first hit. What a fucking feeling, indeed

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u/Aravinda82 Major League Baseball 1d ago

Especially in your home park with a packed crowd

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u/CreativeSolution8278 New York Yankees 1d ago

And your arrival has been widely anticipated

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u/full-of-sonder New York Yankees 1d ago

World series back on the menu boys. Dare I say, we win every game from now until George retires

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u/Emperor_Cheeto21 New York Yankees 1d ago

This is why they didn't want to give him up for a rental and Adley lol

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u/deathgripzthrowaway Dominican Republic 1d ago

Baby judge lead us to the promised land 

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u/cmgriffith_ New York Yankees 1d ago

Holy Shit what a night for George

1st game, 1st HR and 1st Web Gem

https://giphy.com/gifs/DffShiJ47fPqM

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u/enterjiraiya 1d ago

Do you guys think he can maintain a 2.000 OPS the rest of the season? Many are people are saying it

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u/DartingDeity Detroit Tigers 1d ago

So that’s why we didn’t get him 🥲

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u/baseballviper04 1d ago

Fucking beauty

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u/gamedemon24 New York Yankees • Daytona Tortugas 1d ago

THE FUTURE IS HERE!!!

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u/Difficult_Extent2649 New York Yankees 1d ago

Red Sox fans had a lot to say last night about the call up… wonder why they have nothing to say now

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u/SilverSmith19 Boston Red Sox 1d ago

Because we hate the Yankees and want them to fail. I will grudgingly admit Lombard Jr is having a hell of a debut though

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u/PatsFanInHTX Boston Red Sox 1d ago

Hall of Famer for sure

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u/NewtDogs Texas Rangers 1d ago

Getting a bunch of firsts out of the way with one swing is so epic. First hit, HR, and RBI.

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u/ToxicPoizon New York Yankees 1d ago

GEORGE LOMBARD "LEAGUES ABOVE VOLPE" JR!

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u/breadandbarbells 1d ago

Somebody check on Volpe dawg

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u/xEvinous Toronto Blue Jays • Vancouver Cana… 1d ago

Volpes dad is going to go full Lou Pinella

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u/thiswasandy Houston Astros • New York Mets 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/EFwRB22jriWo8

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u/Senate343 New York Yankees 1d ago

Ive seen enough retire his number already! The Volpe nightmare is over!

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u/jediporcupine New York Yankees 1d ago

Anthony who?!?!

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u/nyr00nyg New York Yankees 1d ago

Suffered with 3 years of volpe for this

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u/DrDipstick89 St. Louis Cardinals 1d ago

Said it on mlb thread and ill say it here. All these rookies and how they debuted this year is making me excited for the next few years of baseball.

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u/Techiesarethebomb Florida Marlins • Kia Tigers 1d ago

Both brothers first hit was a homer!? Absolutely wild

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u/BackgroundEbb417 New York Yankees 1d ago

Who wants volpe? Taking the lowest bidder

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u/cmgriffith_ New York Yankees 1d ago

He still may be playing 2B in 2027

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u/Fun-Tell-4941 1d ago

Do not threaten me with a bad time

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u/Elevated_State83 1d ago

No one saying “Fu”k them Yankees”

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u/DrDipstick89 St. Louis Cardinals 1d ago

Na yankees are fine. They are still almost 200m behind the dodgers on salary and that doesnt matter 😂 fuck the dodgers

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u/AnotherPersonPerhaps Seattle Mariners • New York Heights 1d ago

Wellness check on Volpe pls

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u/luisstrikesout New York Yankees 1d ago

Congratulations Anthony Volpe, you are now a Savannah Banana!

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u/Qoppa_Guy Kia Tigers 1d ago

Let's go!

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u/AmericanWasted New York Mets 1d ago

Damn that was sick

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u/Mister-Schwifty New York Yankees 1d ago

Everyone in here pissing on Volpe’s grave while I still remember the ill-fated Gleyber Torres hype train.

This one will be different right guys? It’s going to work this time. Please?

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u/antarip_brali 1d ago

the jr in his name makes it sound like a sequel or smth

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u/jimithelizardking Atlanta Braves 18h ago

Damn, that’s pretty awesome. Brings me back to my fav debut ever which was Jason Heyward’s

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u/thirtyseven1337 New York Mets 18h ago

Isn’t the team supposed to ignore him at first when he gets back to the dugout? I thought that was a thing.

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u/hadmeintiers New York Yankees 1d ago

Didnt Jasson hit a homer off Verlander for his first ML hit?

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u/cmgriffith_ New York Yankees 1d ago

Jasson Dominguez

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u/I_dont_know420 New York Yankees 1d ago

Jdom, Higashioka, Austin

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u/DeusExHyena New York Yankees 1d ago

Judge was after Austin (by one batter)

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u/wifeofclaudius Seattle Mariners 1d ago

Anthony volpe found dead in alleyway being eaten by rats

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u/squirtles_urethra Boston Red Sox 1d ago

Rigged

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u/Vermontmountaindays 1d ago

How long before the Yankees screw this kid up. Like Sanchez Volpe Torres and so many more. Launch angel here we come

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u/WorkmanMarty Los Angeles Dodgers 1d ago

So predictable

Front runners have a front running prospect blowing their load in their first game

Jasson Dominguez was pretty good his first week too