New York Yankees Dax Kilby emerging as an eye-popping Yankees prospect — and only getting ‘bigger and stronger’ By Mark W. Sanchez Published March 11, 2026, 9:11 p.m. ET Dax Kilby during the Perfect Game National Showcase high school baseball game at Chase Field. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con TAMPA — Spencer Jones’ power is awe-inspiring. George Lombard Jr. seems to do everything well. Carlos Lagrange’s velocity has become the talk of camp.
But arguably the most intriguing prospect the Yankees have will be seldom seen publicly during spring training outside of the Spring Breakout series.
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Dax Kilby is just 19, was in high school at this time last year and has a grand total of 19 professional games under his belt.
Those 19, though? With Class-A Tampa in August and September, when the shortstop hit .353 with an .898 OPS, walked (13 times) more often than he struck out (11), sprayed the ball around for a pair of doubles and a pair of triples and stole 16 bases.
