Yankees rookie Jasson Dominguez hits a house run in first-ever Main League at-bat (off future Corridor of Famer Justin Verlander!) throughout debut vs Astros

New York Yankees highly-touted prospect Jasson Dominguez recorded his first residence run on his first swing of the bat throughout his Main League debit towards the Houston Astros.

The 20-year-old Domínguez is predicted to be the group´s on a regular basis middle fielder after Harrison Bader was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds. 

Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone vividly remembers the poise and confidence a 16-year-old Domínguez displayed when he watched him take batting follow on the group´s academy within the Dominican Republic in 2019.

Domínguez wowed everybody Friday evening, hitting a two-run homer off Houston ace Justin Verlander in his first main league at-bat.

At simply 20 years, 206 days outdated, Domínguez grew to become the youngest Yankees participant to homer in his first profession sport. 

New York Yankees rookie Jasson Dominguez hit a house run throughout his MLB debut vs Houston

Domingez’s household have been caught on digital camera celebrating his improbable first MLB at bat 

The 20-year-old additionally made an influence within the outfield throughout his main league debut

He was the primary Yankees participant to go deep in his preliminary huge league at-bat since Aaron Choose on August 13, 2016.

After Domínguez swatted his opposite-field residence run to the brief porch in left off a three-time Cy Younger Award winner twice his age, TV cameras panned to his household, who screamed and jumped round after watching the ball depart the yard for a 3-0 lead within the first inning.

4 years after Boone noticed him taking batting follow as a young person, the extremely touted prospect was an enormous hit in his huge league debut. 

The switch-hitting outfielder and one other promising teenager, catcher Austin Wells, have been known as up from the minors by the last-place Yankees when rosters expanded Friday.

Domínguez joins the group after taking part in simply 9 video games at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season. He hit .419 with two doubles and 10 RBIs there after batting .254 with 15 homers and 66 RBIs in 109 video games for Double-A Somerset.

Catcher Austin Wells additionally made his main league debut within the sport towards the Astros 

The 24-year-old Wells singled off Verlander in his first plate look. Wells hit .254 with 5 homers and 20 RBIs in 33 video games for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He was a first-round draft pick of Arizona in 2020.

Domínguez had a bunch of family and friends members in Houston for Friday evening’s sport, together with his mom and father and a few aunts and uncles.

He stated he is at all times dreamed of taking part in within the majors, however he tries to give attention to the current slightly than fear an excessive amount of in regards to the future.

‘I focus so much on my each day and on what I have to do to maintain bettering or if there´s a sure ability that I´ve acquired to enhance,’ he stated. ‘So, to me, I attempt to maintain it quite simple. However now we´re right here within the huge leagues and now I’ve an opportunity to style a few of the league and attempt to continue learning from it.’