Jasson Domínguez

Jasson Domínguez (/ˈdʒeɪsən/; born February 7, 2003), nicknamed El Marciano or the Martian, is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder in the New York Yankees organization.

Jasson Domínguez
Dominguez at batting practice in 2020
New York Yankees
Outfielder
Born: (2003-02-07) February 7, 2003
Esperanza, Dominican Republic
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right

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[2] and a fan of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). Felíx named his son after Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi.[3]

Domínguez began to train for a career in baseball at the age of eight.[4] He signed with trainer Ivan Noboa at age 13.[3] Domínguez played as a catcher before transitioning into a center fielder.[5] He is considered to be a five-tool player.[6] During his training, someone referred to him as "El Marciano", Spanish for "the Martian", because his talent was not of this world.[3] Several workout videos that he has posted on social media have gone viral.[7] He has been compared to Mickey Mantle, Bo Jackson, and Mike Trout.[8]

Professional career

Domínguez was ranked as the top prospect eligible to sign with an MLB team in the 2019–2020 international class.[9] He signed with the Yankees for a franchise record $5.1 million signing bonus on July 2, 2019,[10] receiving the majority of the Yankees' $5.4 million total allotment for international signings for the year.[11][12] 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.[13][14]

Domínguez began the 2021 season in extended spring training.[15] 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 will become the first prospect to appear in the All-Star Futures Game without having played in a full-season minor league.[16] 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.[17]

References
  1. Neró, Nathanael Pérez. "Domínguez, la joya más cara de Julio 2: "Estoy preparado para asumir el reto"". Diario Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  2. "Jasson Dominguez inspiration was his father – Dominican Republic News". Dominicanrepnews.com. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  3. Passan, Jeff (July 1, 2019). "The legend of The Martian, the Yankees' $5 million, 16-year-old, international coup". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  4. "Jasson Dominguez is ready for liftoff". Mlb.com. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  5. Martin, Dan (July 2, 2019). "Yankees expected to sign international prospect Jasson Dominguez". Nypost.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  6. "Jasson Dominguez guide". Mlb.com. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  7. "Yankees Jasson Dominguez is huge". Mlb.com. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  8. NJ.com, Mike Rosenstein | NJ Advance Media for (February 21, 2020). "Yankees' top hitting prospect draws comparisons to Mike Trout, Mickey Mantle, Bo Jackson". NJ.com. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  9. "MLB.com 2019 Prospect Watch | MLB.com". M.mlb.com. May 24, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  10. "New York Yankees sign 16-year-old prospect Jasson Dominguez". Northjersey.com. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  11. "‘This One Was Worth It’: Yankees Set Record With Jasson Dominguez Signing – The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  12. Martin, Dan (July 2, 2019). "Yankees going all in with prospect Jasson Dominguez". Nypost.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  13. Martin, Dan (May 30, 2020). "Yankees deprived of watching $5 million phenom Jasson Dominguez". Nypost.com. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  14. "Yankees prospect Jasson Dominguez unfazed". Mlb.com. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  15. "Yankees hoping hype fuels Jasson Dominguez, whose career is finally underway". nj. June 29, 2021.
  16. "Jasson Dominguez Futures Game for Yankees top prospect". Mlb.com. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  17. Miller, Randy (July 13, 2021). "Yankees promote Jasson Dominguez, who hopes to be in majors in '3 to 4 years'". NJ.com. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
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