After years of anticipation, New York Yankees best prospect Jasson Domínguez — nicknamed “The Martian” — has landed. He made his first MLB at-bat well worth the wait.
In his MLB debut Friday, Domínguez hit an opposite-field, two-run homer off Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander to provide the Yankees a 3-0 lead. According to MLB, the homer traveled 360 ft with a 100.2 mph go out speed.
Domínguez joins a a laugh team of Yankees avid gamers to homer on the admittedly cherry-picked line of two decades and 206 days previous or more youthful: Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle, Ross Moschitto and Bobby Murcer, in step with YES Community’s Seth Rothman.
His circle of relatives was once readily available for the instance and was once stuck freaking out because the ball hit the left-field stands at Minute Maid Park:
Expectancies had been top for Domínguez, nearly unfairly so, since he signed for a franchise-record $5.1 million signing bonus as a world loose agent out of the Dominican Republic in 2019. Thought to be probably the most hyped global beginner possibilities ever, the 20-year-old switch-hitter has labored his method throughout the minors over the past 4 years, incomes his call-up Friday at the first day of MLB roster growth.
MLB Pipeline lately has Domínguez because the No. 77 general prospect in baseball and the No. 2 Yankees prospect. His minor-league stats — a .266/.372/.431 line with 36 homers and 86 steals in 295 overall video games— have not rather been in the standard elite prospect territory, however his adolescence and equipment supply numerous explanation why for hope he could be a celebrity in New York. MLB Pipeline has all 5 of his equipment as MLB moderate or higher.
Domínguez gets numerous alternative to turn he belongs. Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone instructed newshounds earlier than the sport he’ll take over because the group’s beginning heart fielder, changing the publicly waived Harrison Bader.
With the 65-69 Yankees languishing in remaining position within the American League East and 10.5 video games out of a wild-card spot with a month to play, the group has numerous explanation why to look what it may well get from its younger avid gamers. Catching prospect Austin Wells, the Yankees’ No. 10 prospect, was once also known as up Friday and can be taking part in “so much” in the back of the plate, in step with Boone.
