The Martian Has Arrived!
Jasson Dominguez rounds the bases after hitting his first career home run in his major league debut in Houston.
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Welcome back!
For the first time in a long time, there is excitement in Yankees Universe — thanks to a Martian.
20-year-old Jasson Dominguez made his major league debut in Houston last night, after spending five years in the organization. Rosters expanded yesterday, allowing the Yankees to add Dominguez and fellow rookie Austin Wells to the active squad. Their debut task? Take on the Justin Verlander led Astros in Houston. In the first inning, The Martian (a/k/a Dominguez) welcomed himself to The Show with a 2-run LASER off of the future Hall of Famer.
In a failed season for the Bombers, this game became a bit of a “changing of the guard” moment. Anthony Volpe, Everson Pereira, and Oswald Peraza all joined Dominguez and Wells as rookies in the Yanks’ lineup - five rookies!
The left-handed swinging Wells also delivered his first major league hit with a single off of Verlander. It was a breath of fresh air to see young, talented players who are entering their prime, rather than seeing it fade into the sunset. Signs of life, signs of hope.
Dominguez stole the show. He became the youngest player in Yankees history to hit a home run in his major league debut - and he did it on his very first swing.
D.J. LeMahieu set the tone immediately with a leadoff home run into the right field seats, and Dominguez also went opposite-field on his homer, depositing it into the Crawford Boxes.
Carlos Rodón managed a five-inning, two-runs performance as the Yankees maintained the lead all night. Randy Vasquez (also called back up to the majors prior to this game) teamed up with Wandy Peralta and Jonathan Loáisiga to close out the game.
Back to the offense, the big boys jumped in to help. Stanton demolished a ball for a solo shot 112 mph off the bat. Then, the Captain, Aaron Judge, launched his 250th career home run 426 feet off of the train above left-centerfield. He became the fastest player in MLB history to reach 250 dingers — only 810 career games.
Finally, there was a moment in the season to write home about.