Tarpons' Dominguez turns in career performance
This was the type of game that Yankees fans have been waiting for from The Martian.
Jasson Dominguez looked just as advertised on Tuesday as he collected three knocks -- falling a triple shy of cycle -- while driving in a career-high four runs in Single-A Tampa's 12-11 defeat to Dunedin at TD Ballpark.
The third-ranked Yankees prospect flashed all five of his tools that made him one of the most hyped international signings in recent memory -- crushing a solo shot to the deepest part of the park, hammering a two-run double to left and even notching a productive out with an RBI groundout to second in the eighth after a seven-pitch at-bat.
It's the third multihit game for Dominguez over his last four contests and the first three-knock effort of his season. The 19-year-old has reached base safely in his last seven games and recorded a hit in six of those. Over eight games in May, Dominguez raised his batting average 36 points to .252.
Against the Blue Jays, Baseball's No. 59 overall prospect lined a single to right in the opening frame and came around to score three batters later on a three-run blast by Marcos Cabrera. In the following inning, Dominguez delivered a two-out laser to left that scored a pair for Tampa as he motored into second for his eighth double of the year.
The Martian wasn't done yet as he flexed his 60-grade power tool in the fourth with a monster shot to the deepest part of the park in right-center field. The blast was his third of the year and went back-to-back with No. 17 Yankees prospect Alexander Vargas.
After a groundout in the fifth, Dominguez capped the Tarpons' scoring by driving in Vargas with a soft ground ball to second in the eighth inning.
After a slow start to the season, Dominguez has appeared to settle in of late. The speedy outfielder is sporting a .252/.300/.417 slash line with 11 extra-base hits, 18 runs and 13 RBIs in 24 games. He also has successfully swiped four bags in five attempts. Dominguez signed for $5.1 million out of the Dominican Republic in July 2019 after drawing comparisons to the likes of Bo Jackson, Mickey Mantle and Mike Trout.