Yankees' Jasson Dominguez homers off Astros' Justin Verlander in first career at-bat

2024-12-26 00:27:58 source:lotradecoin trading system reliability category:Finance

"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.

More:Finance

Recommend

'Secret Level' creators talk new video game Amazon series, that Pac

Spoiler alert! This story contains major details from the "Pac-Man" episode of Amazon Prime Video's

Under growing pressure, Meta vows to make it harder for teens to see harmful content

Meta is making changes to what teens can see when using Instagram and Facebook. The company announce

Barry Keoghan Details His Battle With Near-Fatal Flesh-Eating Disease

Barry Keoghan is opening up about a harrowing medical journey.The Saltburn star recently shared that