The New York Yankees have a lot of expectations from Jasson Dominguez. But things seemed to take a hit last season as the top prospect got injured. The previous year has not been kind to the Bronx Bombers. There have been so many injuries that the team had to deal with. Moreover, the offense of the team let them down in 2023. Key players like Aaron Judge and Anthony Rizzo had to miss several games owing to injuries. Even Giancarlo Stanton had been dealing with injury concerns in the last few seasons. This weak fitness level of the players in the Bronx really messed up their season.
As a result, the Yankees failed to make the postseason for the first time since 2016. Moreover, the 82-80 record hurt and disappointed the fans as well as the team. Even Gerrit Cole said during the spring training, “The wound is still fresh.” Anyway, the 2024 regular season has been so far great for the NY side. They had a great start and after almost two months, the Yankees have solidified their place on the top of the American League East Division. Lately, a good news came along for the Yankees Faithful, regarding Jasson Dominguez’s recovery.
As Rehab Is Almost Over, Jasson Dominguez Feels “Really Good”
On Friday, Jasson Dominguez told the media, including SNY, “I’m feeling really good.” Moreover, the Dominican top prospect added that his arm feels really good at the moment. Last year, he had to undergo Tommy John surgery. At present, the outfielder feels positive about his progression since the surgery. He said the recovery has been great. Anyway, Dominguez told the reporters that he and the team are just taking things day by day. Moreover, Jasson added that he feels a little bit better every day. Clearly, he is doing a lot better lately. Moreover, his performance speaks for itself. Lately, Dominguez managed to extend his hitting streak in Double-A to eight games.
On Friday night, the Dominican slugger hit a monstrous two-run home run to the deep left field. That way he just extended his hitting streak and it is getting better. Lately, Jasson Dominguez has been hitting .348, along with a .977 OPS over 12 appearances in his rehab. Early in the next week, the 20-day assignment of Dominguez will expire as planned. However, it is quite unlikely that the top prospect will rejoin the big league roster at the moment even if he gets ready to do so. But the Dominican outfielder is doing great in his rehab and he must focus on that as of now.
Yankees Manager Feels Good About Jasson’s Rehab So Far
According to SNY, Aaron Boone mentioned that Jasson Dominguez has been in a good spot lately. Moreover, the skipper informed that the youngster has been through a great rehab and it has gone really smoothly. There has been no need to rush it. Moreover, the focus is on building Dominguez up properly. Hence, Boone feels Jasson is in a quite good place at the moment.
Moreover, in case his return to the lineup might take longer, Jasson Dominguez sounded very understanding of the situation. He was like it is not in his hands as he can’t control when they need him back. Moreover, Jasson is looking to continue with his progression and when the time comes to rejoin the lineup, he said, “We’ll see.”
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