# @lohudsports on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DMI6AfxTyLs
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/32412178-lohudsports-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-07-15T18:52:18.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** lohud sports (@lohudsports) — https://gondola.cc/lohudsports

## Caption

Michael Lombardi said that getting drafted would be "a step" toward fulfilling his dream of reaching the big leagues. Well, the Pound Ridge native being selected in the second round of the MLB draft can be considered a long stride.

The pitcher was chosen by the Kansas City Royals with the 61st overall pick on July 13, several slots ahead of his MLB.com projection.

"It's the greatest thing in the world," Fox Lane High School baseball coach Matt Hillis said of his former pupil, who graduated in 2022. "Michael is a special kid. He’s incredibly nice and polite, so you root for him as a person, and it’s a joy to watch him succeed. He went to Tulane, so he’s obviously a high academic achiever and on top of that, his athletic ability is starting to speak for itself."

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📸: John Meore jmeorephoto
✍: Stephen Haynes stephenhaynes_media

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