Jasson Domínguez | |
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![]() Domínguez with the
Somerset Patriots in 2022 | |
New York Yankees – No. 89 | |
Outfielder | |
Born: Esperanza, Dominican Republic | February 7, 2003|
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 1, 2023, for the New York Yankees | |
MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
Batting average | .258 |
Home runs | 4 |
Runs batted in | 7 |
Teams | |
Jasson Domínguez ( /ˈdʒeɪsən/; born February 7, 2003), nicknamed El Marciano or the Martian, is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
Domínguez was born in Esperanza, a municipality of the Valverde Province in the Dominican Republic on February 7, 2003. [1] He is the second of six children born to Félix Domínguez and Dorca González. Félix is a former baseball player and a fan of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). Félix named his son after Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi. [2]
Domínguez began to train for a career in baseball at the age of eight. [3] He signed with trainer Iván Noboa at age 13. [2] Domínguez played as a catcher before transitioning into a center fielder. [4] He is considered to be a five-tool player. [5] During his training, someone referred to him as "El Marciano", Spanish for "the Martian", because his talent was not of this world. [2] Several workout videos that he posted on social media went viral, [6] earning him comparisons to Mickey Mantle, Bo Jackson, and Mike Trout. [7]
Domínguez was ranked as the top prospect eligible to sign with an MLB team in the 2019–2020 international class. [8] He signed with the Yankees for a franchise record $5.1 million signing bonus on July 2, 2019, [9] receiving the majority of the Yankees' $5.4 million total allotment for international signings for the year. [10] [11] He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league baseball season resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, and instead trained at a baseball academy in Santiago. [12] [13]
Domínguez began the 2021 season in extended spring training. [14] In June, he made his professional baseball debut with the Florida Complex League Yankees of the Rookie-level Florida Complex League. He was selected to represent the Yankees in the 2021 All-Star Futures Game. Domínguez became the first prospect to appear in the All-Star Futures Game without having played a full-season in the minor league. [15] The Yankees promoted Domínguez to the Tampa Tarpons of the Low-A Southeast League after the Futures Game; he had batted 4-for-20 (.200) with six strikeouts and six walks in the Florida Complex League. [16] Domínguez batted .258 with five home runs and 18 runs batted in (RBIs) in 49 games played. [17]
Domínguez began the 2022 season with Tampa. [18] He appeared in the 2022 All-Star Futures Game, and was then promoted to the Hudson Valley Renegades of the High-A South Atlantic League. [19] [20] When Hudson Valley's season ended, the Yankees promoted Domínguez to the Somerset Patriots of the Double-A Eastern League for their last few regular season games and their postseason. [21]
In 2023, the Yankees invited Domínguez to spring training as a non-roster player [22] and assigned him to Somerset to begin the season. [23] The Yankees promoted him to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Triple–A International League on August 22. [24] After the season, he won the Eastern League Top MLB Prospect Award. [25]
On September 1, 2023, the Yankees promoted Domínguez to the major leagues. [26] He made his major league debut that day against the Houston Astros and hit a home run off the first swing in his first at bat against Justin Verlander. With that home run, Domínguez became the youngest player in team history to hit a home run in his major league debut and surpassed Whitey Lockman as the youngest in MLB history to do so in their first plate appearance. [27] He hit four home runs in eight games. [28] On September 10, Domínguez was diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament, requiring Tommy John surgery, ending his season 9 days after promotion. [29]
Domínguez began the 2024 season on the 60-day injured list to continue recovery from elbow surgery. [30] After a rehabilitation assignment began in May, the Yankees activated Domínguez from the injured list and optioned him to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on June 12. [31] However, on June 20, manager Aaron Boone announced that Domínguez would be out up to eight weeks after suffering a "pretty significant" oblique strain. [32]
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Jasson Domínguez | |
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![]() Domínguez with the
Somerset Patriots in 2022 | |
New York Yankees – No. 89 | |
Outfielder | |
Born: Esperanza, Dominican Republic | February 7, 2003|
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 1, 2023, for the New York Yankees | |
MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
Batting average | .258 |
Home runs | 4 |
Runs batted in | 7 |
Teams | |
Jasson Domínguez ( /ˈdʒeɪsən/; born February 7, 2003), nicknamed El Marciano or the Martian, is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
Domínguez was born in Esperanza, a municipality of the Valverde Province in the Dominican Republic on February 7, 2003. [1] He is the second of six children born to Félix Domínguez and Dorca González. Félix is a former baseball player and a fan of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). Félix named his son after Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi. [2]
Domínguez began to train for a career in baseball at the age of eight. [3] He signed with trainer Iván Noboa at age 13. [2] Domínguez played as a catcher before transitioning into a center fielder. [4] He is considered to be a five-tool player. [5] During his training, someone referred to him as "El Marciano", Spanish for "the Martian", because his talent was not of this world. [2] Several workout videos that he posted on social media went viral, [6] earning him comparisons to Mickey Mantle, Bo Jackson, and Mike Trout. [7]
Domínguez was ranked as the top prospect eligible to sign with an MLB team in the 2019–2020 international class. [8] He signed with the Yankees for a franchise record $5.1 million signing bonus on July 2, 2019, [9] receiving the majority of the Yankees' $5.4 million total allotment for international signings for the year. [10] [11] He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league baseball season resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, and instead trained at a baseball academy in Santiago. [12] [13]
Domínguez began the 2021 season in extended spring training. [14] In June, he made his professional baseball debut with the Florida Complex League Yankees of the Rookie-level Florida Complex League. He was selected to represent the Yankees in the 2021 All-Star Futures Game. Domínguez became the first prospect to appear in the All-Star Futures Game without having played a full-season in the minor league. [15] The Yankees promoted Domínguez to the Tampa Tarpons of the Low-A Southeast League after the Futures Game; he had batted 4-for-20 (.200) with six strikeouts and six walks in the Florida Complex League. [16] Domínguez batted .258 with five home runs and 18 runs batted in (RBIs) in 49 games played. [17]
Domínguez began the 2022 season with Tampa. [18] He appeared in the 2022 All-Star Futures Game, and was then promoted to the Hudson Valley Renegades of the High-A South Atlantic League. [19] [20] When Hudson Valley's season ended, the Yankees promoted Domínguez to the Somerset Patriots of the Double-A Eastern League for their last few regular season games and their postseason. [21]
In 2023, the Yankees invited Domínguez to spring training as a non-roster player [22] and assigned him to Somerset to begin the season. [23] The Yankees promoted him to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Triple–A International League on August 22. [24] After the season, he won the Eastern League Top MLB Prospect Award. [25]
On September 1, 2023, the Yankees promoted Domínguez to the major leagues. [26] He made his major league debut that day against the Houston Astros and hit a home run off the first swing in his first at bat against Justin Verlander. With that home run, Domínguez became the youngest player in team history to hit a home run in his major league debut and surpassed Whitey Lockman as the youngest in MLB history to do so in their first plate appearance. [27] He hit four home runs in eight games. [28] On September 10, Domínguez was diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament, requiring Tommy John surgery, ending his season 9 days after promotion. [29]
Domínguez began the 2024 season on the 60-day injured list to continue recovery from elbow surgery. [30] After a rehabilitation assignment began in May, the Yankees activated Domínguez from the injured list and optioned him to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on June 12. [31] However, on June 20, manager Aaron Boone announced that Domínguez would be out up to eight weeks after suffering a "pretty significant" oblique strain. [32]
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