Dominican baseball player (born 2003)
Baseball player
Jasson Domínguez (; 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.
Early life
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 Felíx Domínguez and Dorca González. Felíx is a former baseball player and a fan of the
New York Yankees of
Major League Baseball (MLB). Felíx 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 Ivan 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]
Minor league career
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 in a full-season 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]
Major league career
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] On September 10, Domínguez was diagnosed with a torn
UCL , requiring
Tommy John surgery , ending his season 9 days after promotion. The injury was first noticed as a discomfort on September 3 but was not fully diagnosed until the 10th. The recovery is expected to take up to 9–10 months.
[28] He was placed on the 10-day IL the next day, ending his season after hitting four home runs in eight games.
[29]
See also
References
^ Neró, Nathanael Pérez.
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Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021 .
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"Jasson Dominguez is ready for liftoff" . Mlb.com .
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^ Martin, Dan (July 2, 2019).
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Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2021 .
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Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021 .
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" 'This One Was Worth It': Yankees Set Record With Jasson Dominguez Signing" . The New York Times . July 2, 2019.
Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2021 .
^ Martin, Dan (July 2, 2019).
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Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2021 .
^ Martin, Dan (May 30, 2020).
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Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021 .
^ Sanchez, Jesse (February 7, 2021).
"Yankees prospect Jasson Dominguez unfazed" . MLB.com .
Archived from the original on August 6, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021 .
^ Miller, Randy (June 29, 2021).
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Archived from the original on September 9, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023 .
^ Mayo, Jonathan (June 29, 2021).
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Archived from the original on July 2, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021 .
^ Miller, Randy (July 13, 2021).
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^ Hoch, Bryan (January 13, 2022).
" 'He's an anomaly': Dominguez turning heads" . MLB.com .
Archived from the original on May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022 .
^ Miller, Randy (April 5, 2022).
"Takeaways on Yankees' minor-league rosters: Latest on Jasson Dominguez, Anthony Volpe, Anthony Seigler, more" . NJ.com . NJ Advance Media.
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^ Goodman, Max (July 16, 2022).
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Archived from the original on July 26, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022 .
^ Miller, Randy (July 23, 2022).
"Yankees' Jasson Dominguez homers, puts on show in High-A Hudson Valley Renegades debut" . NJ.com . NJ Advance Media.
Archived from the original on July 26, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022 .
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"Yankees Promote Jasson Dominguez and Tyler Hardman to Double-A Somerset" . MiLB.com . September 13, 2022.
Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2023 .
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"Jasson Dominguez homers in spring training debut for Yankees" . Nypost.com. February 25, 2023.
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^ Ashmore, Mike (April 7, 2023).
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^ Phillips, Gary (August 22, 2023).
"With Everson Pereira in the majors, other Yankees prospects await their opportunity" . New York Daily News .
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^ Trezza, Joe.
"The 2023 Double-A All-Stars and Award Winners" . Minor League Baseball .
Archived from the original on September 26, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023 .
^ Miller, Randy (September 1, 2023).
"How Jasson Dominguez wowed Yankees and handled hype to earn 1st call-up at age 20" . NJ.com . NJ Advance Media.
Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023 .
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"Jasson Domínguez becomes youngest Yankee to homer in first at-bat" . ESPN.com. September 1, 2023.
Archived from the original on September 2, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023 .
^ Hoch, Bryan (September 10, 2023).
"Domínguez out for season with torn UCL" .
MLB.com .
Archived from the original on September 12, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
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"Injuries & Moves: Florial up with Domínguez on IL" .
MLB.com . September 11, 2023.
Archived from the original on September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023 .
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