Jasson Dom\u00ednguez couldn\u2019t dodge a pitch, but the Yankees\u2019 outfielder is dodging a trip to the injured list.<\/p>\n
Prior to Friday\u2019s series-opener against the Orioles, Aaron Boone said that Dom\u00ednguez has shown \u201csignificant improvement\u201d since Wednesday, when Nathan Eovaldi hit The Martian in the left elbow<\/a> with an 89.1-mph cutter in the fourth inning of the Yankees\u2019 loss to the Rangers.<\/p>\n Dom\u00ednguez initially stayed in the game to run, but he had to be replaced in the bottom of the frame due to a contusion. He then underwent X-rays at Globe Life Field, which came back inconclusive.<\/p>\n Fortunately for him, a CT scan, performed in New York on Thursday, came back clean.<\/p>\n \u201cWe got good news on that front,\u201d Boone said. \u201cWe were kind of holding our breath a little bit yesterday with that, but it came back clean. He was much improved yesterday, much improved today, so I think we avoided something there.\u201d<\/p>\n Dom\u00ednguez went through baseball activities prior to Friday\u2019s game, another encouraging sign. He even messed around in the infield, taking flips from Jazz Chisholm Jr. at second base.<\/p>\n Boone hoped to have Dom\u00ednguez available off the bench on Friday and possibly back in the lineup on Saturday.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a best-case-scenario for Dom\u00ednguez, who was playing in just his third major league game of the season on Wednesday after getting promoted Monday. The 23-year-old, who enjoyed his first full big league season in 2025, did not make the Yankees\u2019 roster out of spring training, as the team wanted the switch-hitting outfielder to get everyday reps so that he could work on his defense and right-handed swing.<\/p>\n