Yankees Rookie Slams Way to Victory | New York Yankees News

Yankees rookie George Lombard Jr. smashed his first career grand slam in the third inning, leading a six-to-one rout over the Rockies and ending a 33-year drought of no grand slams for the team. At just 21 years and 99 days, he’s now the second-youngest Yankee ever to hit one — trailing only Mickey Mantle. This homer was his third of the season, following two early home runs, and came after a rough stretch where he was batting just .167. He’s now hitting .240 with a .674 OPS. Luis García Jr. and Cody Bellinger also homered, while Aaron Judge returned from injury with two singles. Pitcher Will Warren delivered a strong six-inning outing with eight strikeouts and just one run allowed, helping seal the series win. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/d3d7efd2350cc5ad