Jacob Lombard, a Gulliver Prep senior from Pinecrest, was selected 14th overall by the Miami Marlins on Saturday, July 11. That makes him and his older brother George Jr., the New York Yankees' No. 1 prospect, one of baseball's most notable sibling acts.
Their father, George Lombard Sr., is the Detroit Tigers' bench coach and a former major leaguer drafted in the second round by the Atlanta Braves in 1994. He played parts of six big league seasons, batting .220 with eight home runs and 23 stolen bases in 350 career at-bats.
George Jr. closing in on Yankees call-up
George Lombard Jr., 21, returned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after completing a rehab assignment in the Florida Complex League following a sprained finger injury suffered Tuesday, June 16. In 42 Triple-A games this season, he has slashed .231/.381/.385 with four home runs, 30 runs scored, and eight stolen bases, according to CBS Sports. The batting average is modest, but the on-base numbers are strong for a 21-year-old at the highest minor league level.
Before the injury, he was on a tear. He hit .306 with a .998 OPS across 14 June games at Triple-A.
"Defensively, he's plug-and-play, ready to go," Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told reporters on Thursday, July 9, adding that Lombard Jr. "might be a choice at some point" for the big league roster in the second half of the season.
The 6-foot-3 right-handed hitter was the Yankees' first-round pick (26th overall) in the 2023 draft out of Gulliver Prep, where he batted .478 with 14 doubles and six home runs as a senior. He had committed to Vanderbilt before signing with New York. Bleacher Report's midseason Top 100 prospects list (July 2026) ranked him No. 13 overall.
Jacob lands with the Marlins
Jacob Lombard, ranked the No. 5 overall draft prospect by MLB Pipeline, slid to No. 14 on draft night. Bleacher Report called the pick one of the steals of the first round. The 6-foot-3 right-handed hitter batted .477 with nine home runs during his senior season at Gulliver Prep.
MLB Pipeline's scouting report flagged swing-and-miss tendencies, citing a 39% whiff rate at tracked showcase events in 2025. But his 65-grade speed and 60-grade power project a 30-homer, 30-steal ceiling at the major league level.
Jacob told the MLB Pipeline Podcast before the draft that he dreams of one day facing his brother on the field: "I'm thinking so far ahead in terms of a possibility of playing with my brother, hitting a home run and rounding second and smiling at him while he's at shortstop."
