It was one of those family sports stories that barely sounds real. On Aug. 4, 2026, brothers George Lombard Jr. and Jacob Lombard both made their pro baseball debuts, and both hit home runs.

George Lombard Jr. made his major league debut with the New York Yankees. His younger brother, Jacob, made his professional debut in Low-A with the Miami Marlins organisation.

George Lombard Sr. and his wife, Judy, had planned to watch Jacob’s debut in Jupiter. That changed when the family learned George Lombard Jr. had been called up to the Yankees.

“We found out about 11:30 p.m. last night, so pretty late last night. And my mom was preparing, getting ready to drive up here to Jupiter. It’s not too far of a drive from Miami, but my brother calls my dad, my mom and I on the FaceTime, like we kind of do every night, and he tells us the news and we were kind of all jaw-dropped,” Jacob Lombard said during an appearance on ESPN’s “SportsCenter.”

“My mom was freaking out. My dad is on the other side of the country in Seattle. I told my mom, ‘Don’t even think about it. You’re not coming over here to Jupiter. You’re going to New York. All you guys are going to New York.’ I’m very happy that the whole family got to go out there and see him and they got to watch kind of my game play out.”

George Lombard Sr. played in the major leagues for six seasons and is currently the Detroit Tigers bench coach. The Tigers allowed him to leave and attend his son’s debut in person.

Jacob Lombard homered first. In the top of the third inning, in his second at-bat, he hit a breaking ball into the visitors’ bullpen for a solo home run for the Jupiter Hammerheads.

The YES Network broadcast showed George Lombard Sr. and Judy watching Jacob’s home run on their phone from their seats at Yankee Stadium.

George Lombard Jr. homered in the fifth inning off St. Louis Cardinals starter Hunter Dobbins. In his second at-bat, he hit an 0-2 breaking ball into the left-field seats.

The two home runs came with near-identical numbers. Both had 33-degree launch angles. Jacob’s exit velocity was 99.9 mph, while George’s was 100.2 mph.

Jacob watched his brother’s home run live during a mound meeting, with the Yankees game playing on a bar television at the stadium.

“I’m screaming at third base like, ‘I think he just hit home run. I think he just hit a home run.’ And then the TV shows my parents hugging and I was like ‘Oh my, he just did that.’ So, it was pretty unbelievable.”

Both parents spoke about the moment on the YES Network.

“Just the fact that he’s worked his whole life for this and that day had come, there was no words,” Judy Lombard said. “For the first time in my life, I think, I didn’t have words. I was just in shock.”

“You don’t ever get these days back,” George Lombard Sr. said. “This was as emotional as any day we’ve had with our boys.”

George Lombard Jr. said the moment will stay with him.

“It was really cool,” he said. “Being a close game, it was a big run. So it was probably a moment, a swing, a day I won’t forget.”

The 21-year-old became the first Yankees shortstop to hit a home run in his debut. He got the ball back after the game by trading a bat and signed hats to the fan who caught it.

Lombard Jr. was the 14th player in Yankees history to homer in his big league debut, and the first since Jasson Domínguez on Sept. 1, 2023. The list also includes Aaron Judge in 2016 and Yogi Berra in 1946.

At 21 years and 63 days old, Lombard became the sixth-youngest Yankees player since 1985 to make his debut and the second-youngest shortstop in that span. Derek Jeter debuted on May 29, 1995, at 20 years and 337 days.

Lombard Jr. also turned multiple double plays in the Yankees’ 2-0 win over the Cardinals.

“Obviously, a great first night for him,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “The home run was great. The defense was tremendous.”

For Jacob Lombard, his brother’s major league debut is still the target.

“The whole goal is for me to also have that moment when, uh, you know, in a couple years. So, I’m excited. You know, they got to be there and I’m sure they’re going to be at mine when mine comes,” Lombard said.

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