Current:Home > MyYankees' Jasson Dominguez homers off Astros' Justin Verlander in first career at-bat -Wealthify
Yankees' Jasson Dominguez homers off Astros' Justin Verlander in first career at-bat
View
Date:2025-04-15 17:47:05
"The Martian'' has just sent one high, far and gone.
In his first major league plate appearance, heralded switch-hitting Yankees prospect Jasson Dominguez belted his first career home run — a two-run shot to left off future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander.
That shot by Dominguez, batting left-handed, gave the Yankees a 3-0 first inning lead against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.
Dubbed "The Martian" for his out-of-this-world baseball skills at a young age, Dominguez, 20, had a successful season at Class AA Somerset, which led to an August promotion to Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
In just nine games at Scranton, Dominguez batted .419, posted a 1.094 OPS and drove in 10 runs, earning him a quick call-up to the majors on Sept. 1, along with lefty-hitting catcher Austin Wells.
FOLLOW THE MONEY: MLB player salaries and payrolls for every major league team
Per MLB's Sarah Langs, Dominguez is the first Yankees player to hit a homer in his first at-bat since Aaron Judge and Tyler Austin did it on the same day in 2016.
veryGood! (594)
Related
- US Open player compensation rises to a record $65 million, with singles champs getting $3.6 million
- Tribe and environmental groups urge Wisconsin officials to rule against relocating pipeline
- Fake Heiress Anna Delvey Shares Devious Message as She Plots Social Media Return
- Sofia Richie Shares Special Way She’s Cherishing Mom Life With Baby Eloise
- Oklahoma parole board recommends governor spare the life of man on death row
- Romanian Gymnast Ana Barbosu Officially Awarded Olympic Bronze Medal After Jordan Chiles Controversy
- South Carolina man suing Buc-ee's says he was injured by giant inflatable beaver: Lawsuit
- Cardinals superfan known as Rally Runner gets 10 months in prison for joining Jan. 6 Capitol riot
- Charges: D'Vontaye Mitchell died after being held down for about 9 minutes
- Harvard and graduate students settle sexual harassment lawsuit
Ranking
- Olympic women's basketball bracket: Schedule, results, Team USA's path to gold
- Ohio deputy fired more than a year after being charged with rape
- When might LeBron and Bronny play their first Lakers game together?
- Recalled cucumbers in salmonella outbreak sickened 449 people in 31 states, CDC reports
- Paris Olympics live updates: Quincy Hall wins 400m thriller; USA women's hoops in action
- Asteroids safely fly by Earth all the time. Here’s why scientists are watching Apophis.
- Massachusetts governor says deals have been reached to keep some threatened hospitals open
- New California laws aim to reduce smash-and-grab robberies, car thefts and shoplifting
Recommendation
Blake Lively’s Inner Circle Shares Rare Insight on Her Life as a Mom to 4 Kids
Family agrees to settle lawsuit against officer whose police dog killed an Alabama man
Horoscopes Today, August 16, 2024
Iowa proposes summer grocery boxes as alternative to direct cash payments for low-income families
Newly elected West Virginia lawmaker arrested and accused of making terroristic threats
Silk non-dairy milk recalled in Canada amid listeria outbreak: Deaths increased to three
Horoscopes Today, August 15, 2024
Cardinals superfan known as Rally Runner gets 10 months in prison for joining Jan. 6 Capitol riot