Overview
- Lombard committed an error for a sixth straight game on Thursday, becoming the first Yankees shortstop to do so since Roger Peckinpaugh in 1915.
- The latest miscue in a 5-1 loss to the Astros saw a grounder carom off Lombard’s glove and a subsequent wild throw by José Caballero, with official scorers charging errors to both men and a run scoring on the play.
- He has seven errors in his first 20 major-league games and a .925 fielding percentage after a strong start that included just one error in his first 14 games following an Aug. 4 call-up.
- Manager Aaron Boone and coaches have publicly backed Lombard and kept him in the lineup, while teammates and scouts describe the slump as fixable through routine work and experience.
- If the streak continues it could force difficult shortstop decisions for a Yankees team in a tight race, though coverage notes historical context and that similar error streaks have reflected correctable timing or mechanical problems rather than permanent decline.