Yankees rookie George Lombard Jr. exits game with possible knee injury

The Yankees may have another injury to deal with. George Lombard Jr.left the second game of a doubleheader against the Red Sox Saturday night at the Stadium with what appeared to be a right knee injury. In his first at-bat, Lombard awkwardly checked his swing and didn’t seem right.

Manager Aaron Boone and a trainer came out to check on him.Lombard, a top shortstop prospect, stayed in the game and singled to left field.

He batted in the third inning, and lined out to left, but was replaced in the top of the fourth.  Sign up for Inside the Yankees by Greg Joyce, exclusively on Sports+.Please provide a valid email.

By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! Jose Caballero moved over to shortstop and Amed Rosario was inserted at third base.

If Lombard needs a stint on the injured list, the Yankees could bring back Anthony Volpe from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre....