{"id":144274,"date":"2026-03-21T01:29:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T01:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/144274\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T01:29:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T01:29:09","slug":"outfielder-jasson-dominguez-was-optioned-to-triple-a-scranton-by-new-york-yankees-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/144274\/","title":{"rendered":"Outfielder Jasson Dom\u00ednguez was optioned to Triple-A Scranton by New York Yankees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">TAMPA. Fla. (AP) \u2014 Outfielder Jasson Dom\u00ednguez was optioned to Triple-A Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre on Friday by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/mlb\/new-york-yankees-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Yankees<\/a>, who don&#8217;t have a spot for the prospect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">Dom\u00ednguez was hitting .325 with three homers and 10 RBIs during spring training.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">New York is set with Aaron Judge, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/mlb\/trent-grisham-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trent Grisham<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/mlb\/cody-bellinger-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cody Bellinger<\/a> as their top three outfielders, and the Yankees likely want their last bench spot for a right-handed hitter of better defensive player rather than the switch-hitting Dom\u00ednguez, a 23-year-old who is a better batter from the left side.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">Dom\u00ednguez tore his right UCL late in the 2023 season just after his major league debut. He struggled last year, hitting .257 with 10 homers and 47 RBIs in 429 plate appearances. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">A below-average defender, he struggled to adjust with the switch to left field from center. By starting in Triple-A, he will get regular playing time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">New York also optioned right-handers Kervin Castro and Yerry de los Santos to Scranton and reassigned catchers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/mlb\/ali-sanchez-2-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ali Sanchez<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/mlb\/payton-henry-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Payton Henry<\/a> to minor league camp along with and outfielder Kenedy Corona.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">___<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">AP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/mlb\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MLB<\/a>: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TAMPA. 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