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Yanks call up 6-foot-7 slugging prospect Spencer Jones

May 8, 2026

NEW YORK -- The Yankees have dreamed upon this for years: An outfield stocked with towering sluggers Aaron Judge and Spencer Jones, a pair of 6-foot-7 mashers obliterating balls from opposite sides of the plate. That vision will become reality this weekend. The Yankees officially called up Jones, the organization’s

What will slugging prospect Jones bring to the Bronx Bombers?

May 7, 2026

One of baseball's most polarizing prospects is coming to the big leagues. When Jasson Domínguez entered concussion protocol after slamming into the outfield wall during Thursday's win over the Rangers, the Yankees responded by summoning Spencer Jones from Triple-A. Few players can match Jones' combination of size (6-foot-7, 240 pounds)

Yankees' Jones mashes a 117.4 mph laser AND a grand slam at Triple-A

@brendan_samson
May 3, 2026

Spencer Jones’ 6-foot-7, 240-pound frame isn’t just for show. It packs a ton of thump. The Yankees’ No. 6 prospect demonstrated as much on Sunday, scorching a pair of towering homers -- including his second grand slam of the season -- in Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s 7-1 victory over Buffalo at PNC

Cousins of Yanks rookie were Kentucky Derby jockeys -- and finished 1-2!

@ByJasonFoster
May 3, 2026

The sports world can be a small world. And sometimes, that world even has family connections that run from Yankee Stadium to Churchill Downs. Like millions of others around the world, Yankees rookie pitcher Elmer Rodríguez watched Saturday's Kentucky Derby with great interest. But for Rodríguez, there were also lots

To Triple-A pitchers' dismay, Yanks' Jones still in Minors ... and now leading in RBIs

May 2, 2026

Spencer Jones is close. He knows it. The Yankees know it. The fans know it. The question is: will there be room for him? New York's No. 6 prospect kept up his hot-hitting ways with a homer and three hits during Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's doubleheader split against Buffalo on Friday at

'His uniform doesn't fit the same as it used to': Changes to body, stance have Lombard on doorstep of Bronx

April 30, 2026

The Yankees organization believed that the glove of George Lombard Jr. was big league-ready last year, it was just his bat -- and baserunning -- that needed to catch up to it. That gap appears to be vanishing by the day, and the organization has taken notice as the top-ranked

Touted 22-year-old Rodríguez gets wacky 1st K, shows poise in debut

April 29, 2026

ARLINGTON – After completing the last of his warmup tosses on Wednesday afternoon, Elmer Rodríguez stole a moment near the back of the Globe Life Field mound, honoring the journey as a thousand thoughts raced through his mind. “This was something I’ve been dreaming of my whole life,” Rodríguez said

Pause the game, you're getting the call: Yanks No. 3 prospect Rodríguez set for MLB debut

April 29, 2026

ARLINGTON -- Elmer Rodríguez was already on a mission when the call came -- just not the kind he’d been chasing his whole life. The young Yankees pitcher was in a Pennsylvania hotel room late on Monday evening, deep into Call of Duty: Warzone, when the front desk buzzed up.

Yankees No. 6 prospect Jones goes deep twice in first multi-homer game of 2026

@@maxralph_
April 29, 2026

It took a short while to begin 2026, but Spencer Jones is now back to crushing the ball in a way few others can. The Yankees’ No. 6 prospect hammered two home runs for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday night, his first multi-homer outing of the young season, in a 9-6

Yanks promoting No. 1 prospect Lombard to Triple-A (source)

April 29, 2026

ARLINGTON -- The Yankees believe George Lombard Jr. is built for New York, forecasting his ascent as an elite defender who will continue to fill out physically and improve his consistency at the plate. The organization’s top prospect now stands one level away from the Bronx. Ranked as the No.

What to expect from Yankees righty Rodríguez in big league debut

April 28, 2026

With the way he has been pitching over the last two years in the Yankees system, it only felt like a matter of time until Elmer Rodríguez got his chance in the Major League rotation. As it turns out, that chance is coming this week. The Yankees are calling up

What should the Yankees do with Spencer Jones?

April 24, 2026

The Yankees already have one 6-foot-7 outfielder who was a buzzy college product with big power and surprising athleticism. Is there room for another? The comparisons to Aaron Judge started as soon as the Yankees selected Spencer Jones out of Vanderbilt with the 25th pick in the 2022 MLB Draft.

Just 3 MLB pitchers since '15 have done what this Yanks prospect has twice -- this month!

@JesseABorek
April 23, 2026

There was big-time pitching all across Yankees Universe on Thursday night. Cam Schlittler threw a gem at Fenway Park to help the Bronx Bombers sweep the Red Sox. Gerrit Cole made his second rehab outing of 2026 for High-A Hudson Valley. But nobody threw the ball like Carlos Lagrange, who

Yankees No. 3 prospect Rodríguez using wide arsenal to succeed at Triple-A

April 23, 2026

Elmer Rodríguez is being rather stingy on the mound at Triple-A, and the kicker is he's using a wide assortment of pitches to do so. The Yankees' No. 3 prospect, who has allowed just three earned runs over 21 1/3 innings this season, turned in another solid start Wednesday for

Lombard Jr. (.382 AVG, 1.162 OPS) continues to dominate Double-A hurlers

@JesseABorek
April 21, 2026

The near-daily dose of George Lombard Jr. dominance of Double-A pitching was served in the eighth inning Tuesday night as the Yankees’ No. 1 prospect rocketed a solo homer in Somerset's 8-5 loss to Richmond at CarMax Park. Lombard’s homer was his second in as many games, marking the second

Yankees top prospect Lombard Jr. gets the best of an MLB rehabber

April 19, 2026

George Lombard Jr. and two-time Cy Young award runner-up Zack Wheeler faced off for the second time in five days on Sunday afternoon. MLB’s No. 22 prospect fared even better against rehabbing Phillies right hander this time, launching a 104.8 mph exit velocity home run to dead-center field in Somerset’s

Yankees No. 3 prospect sports a 1.15 ERA following another dominant Triple-A start

April 15, 2026

What appeared to be nothing more than a rare intradivision trade between heated rivals might actually have turned into something much more. Elmer Rodríguez is making sure of that. The Yankees' No. 3 prospect extended his nearly spotless start to the campaign by striking out six over 5 2/3 scoreless

Yankees top prospect Lombard Jr. shows promise in first pro start at the hot corner

@brendan_samson
April 15, 2026

George Lombard Jr. garnered praise at Spring Training for his Major League-level defense at shortstop. He tested those skills at a new spot on Tuesday. With Anthony Volpe manning shortstop as he rehabs a left-shoulder injury, MLB’s No. 27 prospect started at third base for the first time as a

Spencer Jones shows off hitting tool during five-RBI day at Triple-A

@allisonmast13
April 11, 2026

In the song "Mr. Jones," alternative band Counting Crows sang about how everyone wanted "to be big stars." Well, the Yankees' incarnation of that title -- Spencer Jones -- appears to be well on his way. The Yankees’ No. 6 prospect has gotten off to a hot start this season

Lagrange hits 102+ mph NINE times in latest Triple-A start

April 11, 2026

The rise of Carlos Lagrange only continues. The Yankees' No. 2 prospect (MLB No. 73) made his third start of the season with Scranton Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, and although limited to just 3 1/3 innings, he managed to set a new bar for himself at the Triple-A level.

Yankees No. 3 prospect Rodríguez turns in another solid start at Triple-A

@bmags94
April 10, 2026

Elmer Rodríguez is off to a hot start in 2026. Rodríguez, MLB Pipeline’s No. 3 Yankees prospect and No. 77 overall prospect in baseball, allowed two runs (one earned) across five innings in Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s 10-2 loss to Durham at PNC Field on Friday, the first game of a doubleheader.

Lombard goes yard! Yankees top prospect keeps mashing to begin 2026

@@maxralph_
April 10, 2026

No pitcher is safe when George Lombard Jr. steps to the plate -- especially not when a position player is toeing the rubber. Lombard, MLB Pipeline’s No. 29 prospect and No. 1 in the Yankees’ system, taught Wyatt Young (Mets) that lesson the hard way during Double-A Somerset’s 12-2 blowout

High-five for Lombard! Yanks' No. 1 prospect erupts offensively in season debut

April 3, 2026

George Lombard Jr. walked up to the door that opens to a new Minor League season ... and smashed through it with the force of a sonic boom. MLB's No. 29 prospect homered leading off the bottom of the first inning, but that was only an appetizer for the 20-year-old,

Here's where Yankees' Top 30 prospects are projected to begin 2026 season

April 2, 2026

With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the Yankees' Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

  1. George Lombard Jr. (MLB No. 30), INF -- Somerset (Double-A)
  2. Carlos Lagrange (MLB No. 76), RHP -- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Triple-A)
  3. Elmer Rodríguez (MLB No. 79), RHP -- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Triple-A)

The Minor League season is underway, and Spencer Jones is already crushing the ball

March 30, 2026

While Spencer Jones waits for an opportunity to open up in the big leagues, he’s passing the time the only way he knows how: mashing dingers. Jones, the Yankees’ No. 6 prospect per MLB Pipeline, blasted his first homer of the season for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Sunday, a 109.1 mph