LOS ANGELES — The following time Jasson Dominguez takes the sphere, he can be sporting a brand new uniform.
However first, he made a splash on the MLB Futures Sport.
Two days after studying he was being promoted from Low-A Tampa to Excessive-A Hudson Valley, the Yankees’ outfield prospect crushed a two-run homer off Giants left-handed prospect Kyle Harrison on Saturday within the AL’s 6-4 win over the NL at Dodger Stadium.
The homer got here a half-inning after Dominguez dropped a fly ball in deep heart subject for a two-run error. The 19-year-old discovered prompt redemption together with his 415-foot shot off Harrison.
“In my thoughts, I mentioned, ‘All people neglect this error,’ ” Dominguez mentioned with a smile. “I felt actually good. I really feel like, that fly ball? Nobody’s remembering that.”
Shortly earlier than the sport, the Yankees introduced Dominguez’s promotion — which can take impact following the All-Star break — offering him a brand new problem for the second half of his second season in skilled baseball.
Tampa supervisor Rachel Balkovec delivered the information to Dominguez on Thursday earlier than he left for the Futures Sport.
“I’m actually excited,” Dominguez mentioned. “I would like this break to go fast. I need to play.”
Dominguez, who has been closely hyped since he signed with the Yankees for $5.1 million in 2019 out of the Dominican Republic, is the membership’s No. 3 prospect and the No. 39 prospect in baseball, per MLB.com.
In 75 video games for Tampa this season, Dominguez was batting .266 with 9 residence runs, 19 steals, 89 strikeouts, 46 walks and a .814 OPS. He shook off a gradual begin, when he hit .216 with one residence run, 26 strikeouts, two walks and a .548 OPS in his first 17 video games, earlier than batting .284 with eight homers, 63 strikeouts, 44 walks and a .908 OPS over his final 58 video games.
“The expertise is necessary, however I used to be capable of work on my self-discipline on the plate,” Dominguez mentioned by way of an interpreter earlier than the sport. “There’s all the time going to be extra to be taught, extra to expertise, extra to get used to. So yeah, there’s quite a bit to be taught nonetheless.”
Dominguez mentioned he loved enjoying for Balkovec, who's in her first season as supervisor of the Tarpons.
“Clearly it’s totally different, nevertheless it feels good, it’s enjoyable and also you be taught quite a bit,” Dominguez mentioned.
After his second Futures Sport, Dominguez, nonetheless the third-youngest participant within the occasion, walked across the AL clubhouse getting his teammates to signal a bat.
“You don’t know if that is your final time right here,” mentioned Dominguez, who went hitless within the 2021 sport. “So I obtained this bat to placed on my wall in my room to recollect this present day.”
Yankees left-handed pitching prospect Ken Waldichuk entered to retire the ultimate batter of the sport and document the save, throwing three pitches from 95-96 mph to get Brewers prospect Jackson Chourio to fly out.
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