Jasson Dominguez tried not to think too much about getting back to the big-league level as he opened the season back down in Triple-A.
The young outfielder just took things day-by-day and went out and did his job.
By doing that, Dominguez was able to perform well enough to earn his call back up to the Yankees ahead of Monday night’s series opener against the Rangers.
With Giancarlo Stanton sidelined as he awaits results on an MRI on his calf, Dominguez immediately slots into the lineup batting sixth as the DH.
“As a young player when you’ve been here and you’ve had some success and you have to go back, a lot of the times you see guys struggle and not do well or put their head down and pout, he hasn’t done any of that,” Aaron Boone said.
“He’s worked hard, he’s performing, and he deserves to be here — with Giancarlo down and us facing three righties over the next three games we feel that he fits into our lineup really well.”
Dominguez certainly has earned his spot back in the majors, as his pair of multi-hit showing in Sunday’s doubleheader raised his average to .326 through 24 games.
The 23-year-old is also getting on-base at an impressive .415 clip while racking up three homers, five doubles, 16 RBI, and striking out just 14 times.
“I had a very good spring training and I’m just continuing that same routine into the season,” Dominguez told YES Network’s Meredith Marakovitz. “I feel good with that, and I think that’s what has helped me keep it going.”
The Yankees are still waiting to see how things go with Stanton, but Boone expects that we could see Dominguez playing the field at some point this week.
While he’s had a rough time out there in the past, he also feels he’s take a step forward in both center and left over the first few weeks of the season.
“I’ve been getting better at it,” Dominguez said. “The more reps that I take, the more fly balls that I see, the more I’m gonna get better at it — I’ll be ready for whatever they ask.”
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