During Monday night's loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, Luis Garcia Jr. hit a home run in his Yankees debut. On Tuesday, George Lombard Jr. hit a home run in his MLB debut as New York blanked the Cardinals 2-0. Lombard is the first Yankees player to homer in his MLB debut since Jasson Dominguez in 2023. Aaron Judge's MLB debut homerLombard is far from the first guy to hit a home run in his major-league debut. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementTyler Austin was also making his MLB debut against the Tampa Bay Rays on Aug. 13, 2016.