# George Lombard's wild slide scores Yankees

> Yankees rookie George Lombard slides over catcher to score on wild pitch
- Title: George Lombard's wild slide scores Yankees · Mlb | Shortify
- Summary: Yankees rookie George Lombard slides over catcher to score on wild pitch Lombard's soccer-inspired slide avoids tag to score run in Yankees win
- Keywords: george lombard, yankees, rays, liam hicks, yankees manager, mickey mantle, elias sports bureau, steven matz, wild pitch, basepaths, seventh inning, home plate
- Source: Mlb — https://mlb.com/news/george-lombard-jr-s-amazing-slide-to-score-on-a-wild-pitch
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- Topics: george lombard, yankees, rays, liam hicks, yankees manager, mickey mantle, elias sports bureau, steven matz, wild pitch, basepaths, seventh inning, home plate
## Lombard's first game slide
Yankees rookie George Lombard slid to score on a wild pitch in the seventh inning.

> I think that’s my first time ever doing that one in a game
## Lombard's home run
Lombard hit a go-ahead two-run homer off lefty Steven Matz in the seventh inning.
## Youngest Yankees homer
At 21 years 114 days, Lombard is second youngest Yankees player to hit an eighth-inning homer.
## Catcher's reaction
Rays catcher Liam Hicks avoided a tag after Lombard's slide to home plate.

> I saw him sliding so I went to slide to get the plate
## Manager's praise
Yankees manager Aaron Boone called Lombard's slide a 'great athletic play' by a soccer player.

> He’s got power he’s a strong kid
## Key takeaway

Lombard's soccer-inspired slide avoids tag to score run in Yankees win