Considering how it looked in the moment, George Lombard Jr. may have avoided the worst.
The Yankees’ top prospect “sprained a couple fingers” on his left hand, a team spokesman said Wednesday night, a day after Lombard left Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s game after jamming his left hand into a base stealer while covering second base.
Lombard underwent tests Wednesday that came back negative, though it remains to be seen how long the sprained fingers will sideline him.
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