TAMPA, Fla. — Waiting for outfield practice to begin on Field 3, Yankees captain Aaron Judge stood in foul territory paying attention to the starting infield for Saturday’s spring training game going through its final rounds of groundball drills.

Lombard, the Yankees’ consensus No. 2 prospect behind outfielder Jasson Domínguez, has impressed throughout the spring. The 2023 No. 26 selection owns a .333 average, two home runs, and four RBI across eight preseason games.

Access the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees from spring training Try it free TAMPA — Aaron Judge is “hoping and praying” for the best for Gerrit Cole and has found the silver lining of a bleak Yankees camp: It is spring training and not yet even the middle of March.