The 2026 MLB season is still relatively young, but that hasn't stopped the New York Yankees from showing some early urgency this week . On top of designating struggling veteran outfielder Randal Grichuk for assignment, the Yankees also revealed this week that they're promoting top prospect George Lombard Jr. from Double-A Somerset to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Yankees No. 1 Prospect @georgelombardjr gets the news that he's been promoted to Triple-A @swbrailriders 🙌 pic.twitter.com/1vfJrKmVGt — NYYPlayerDev (@NYYPlayerDev) April 29, 2026 MLB Pipeline's No. 27 prospect at the time of writing , Lombard is someone whom Yankees fans have been dying to see in the big leagues ever since he was drafted 26th overall in 2023. His Triple-A promotion certainly brings him one step closer to entering manager Aaron Boone's lineup, and it certainly sounds like the club wouldn't mind that happening sooner rather than later , according to YES Network 's Jack Curry.…