Michael Lombardi (baseball)

For other people named Michael Lombardi, see Michael Lombardi (disambiguation).

Michael Lombardi
Kansas City Royals
Pitcher
Born: (2003-09-20) September 20, 2003
Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Michael Lawrence Lombardi (born September 20, 2003) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization.

Amateur career

Lombardi attended Fox Lane High School in Bedford, New York. He committed to Tulane to play college baseball.[1][2]

As a freshman at Tulane in 2023, Lombardi played in 42 games and started 16. At the plate, he had a .152 batting average and slugging percentage with 10 runs scored, four RBI, and a .350 on-base percentage. After his freshman season, Lombardi played summer baseball for the Santa Barbara Foresters of the California Collegiate League.[3][4] In his second season at Tulane in 2024, Lombardi played in 43 games, starting 41 of them. He hit .277 with 25 runs, seven doubles, two home runs, and 26 RBI, a .380 on-base percentage, and .369 slugging percentage. Lombardi additionally went 4–3 with a 3.89 ERA in 41+2⁄3 innings.

In his final season with Tulane as a closer in 2025, Lombardi hit .273 with 34 runs scored, 38 hits, nine doubles, two triples, four home runs, 29 RBI, 63 total bases, five stolen bases, and 22 walks with 17 strikeouts in 42 games (36 starts). As a pitcher, Lombardi had a career record of 8–6 with 16 saves and an 3.82 ERA in 113 innings with the Green Wave.[5]

Professional career

Lombardi was a top prospect for the 2025 MLB draft, and the Kansas City Royals selected him in the second round with the 61st overall pick.[6] He signed with Kansas City on July 21 for $1,297,500.[7][8] He did not pitch professionally in 2025.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Baseball Announces 2022 Signing Class". Tulane Green Wave. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  2. ^ Haynes, Stephen (July 14, 2025). "MLB Draft: Pound Ridge's Michael Lombardi selected by the Kansas City Royals in 2nd round". Rockland/Westchester Journal News. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Yahoo Sports.
  3. ^ "Thirteen Green Wave Players to Take Part in Summer Ball". Tulane Green Wave. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  4. ^ "Michael Lombardi Summer League Baseball Stats". Pointstreak.
  5. ^ a b "Michael Lombardi College & Amateur Leagues Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  6. ^ "Baseball's Lombardi Drafted In Second Round By Kansas City Royals". Tulane Green Wave. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  7. ^ Franco, Anthony (July 21, 2025). "Royals Agree To Deals With First-Round Picks". MLB Trade Rumors.
  8. ^ "Royals Top Prospects". MiLB.com. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
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