The 20-year-old Lombard wowed Yankees fans in major league spring training this year, and has steadily climbed prospect rankings lists ever since. But as exciting as his future appears, he can't help the Yankees until mid-2026 at the earliest.

Yankees announcer Michael Kay took issue with a comment Juan Soto made this week after the new Mets outfielder was left off of the All-Star Game roster. Speaking to reporters after the news broke, Soto said “it happens,” and it’s “a part of baseball.” He was then asked a follow up question about whether he wanted to play in the game.

The Seattle Mariners visit the New York Yankees Wednesday in the second game of their 3-game series at Yankee Stadium.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/arizona as Arizona's Austin Wells Playing Major Role in New York. In the history of the program, Arizona has had over 300 players drafted in the MLB Draft and have had a player selected in the draft 13 consecutive years dating back to the 2011 draft.

Aaron Judge headlines the 2025 New York Yankees All-Star selections. See who else made this year’s MLB All-Star roster.

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The New York Yankees have their sights set on a dramatic overhaul after moving on from their veteran infielder.

If the Yankees wanted a cheaper option and didn't want to invest future money into someone, Suarez should be the target. Recently, general manager Brian Cashman shared his plans for the trade deadline, and it looked like he was looking to acquire a starting pitcher.