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Injuries & Moves: Domínguez off IL at Triple-A

July 26, 2024

July 26: OF Jasson Domínguez (significant left oblique strain; No. 1 on Yankees top prospects list) activated off IL Domínguez was activated by Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and is now considered a healthy player, though it remains to be seen what the Bombers’ timetable could be for promoting him to the Majors.

Yanks sign top Draft picks Hess, Cunningham

July 25, 2024

NEW YORK – The Yankees envision Ben Hess developing into a front-line big league starting pitcher, and their first-round selection in this year’s MLB Draft is eager to make good on those projections. Hess, a 21-year-old right-hander from the University of Alabama, agreed to a below-slot $2,747,500 bonus after being

Minor League mascots tie the knot between innings

Yankees' High-A affiliate sees raccoon, skunk exchange baseballs as wedding pact
@benweinrib
July 20, 2024

July is a beautiful time of year to get married in the Hudson Valley. Low-80s weather with beautiful scenery -- and what better venue than Heritage Financial Field, with an immaculate lawn and a lush forest as a backdrop beyond the outfield walls?

After wildfire at home, Vanderbilt cut rebounded into Yankees Draft pick

July 16, 2024

Greysen Carter squatted in the charred ruins of what used to be his family’s home, his right arm slung around his sister, Peyton, as they surveyed the wildfire devastation that had ripped so swiftly through their hometown of Louisville, Colo. It was December 2021, five days after Christmas, and the

Hurd highlights Yanks' Draft Day 2 parade of pitchers

July 15, 2024

It was a Friday morning in December, just a few days after the Yankees had created a seismic rattle at the Winter Meetings with trades for Juan Soto and Alex Verdugo, and Brian Cashman was contemplating the sticker shock. It had not been easy to part with eight players, including

Yankees draft Alabama righty Hess with No. 26 pick

New York also selects Vanderbilt righty with second pick of Day 1
July 15, 2024

BALTIMORE -- The Yankees have a long history of seeking big-bodied workhorses capable of heading the front of their rotation, which is what some scouts dream of in Ben Hess. Hess, a 21-year-old right-hander from the University of Alabama, was selected by the Yankees in the first round of Sunday’s

Before Rice beat Sox, Yanks beat them to him

July 8, 2024

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Jones' confidence evident in multihomer game with career-high 7 RBIs

@benweinrib
June 30, 2024

Spencer Jones has a lot of reasons to be confident at the plate. The Yankees' No. 2 prospect has some of the best power in the Minor Leagues, and he put that on display in his first Spring Training at-bat when he crushed a home run 470 feet. Come June,

Yanks top prospect Domínguez (oblique) to miss 8 weeks

June 20, 2024

NEW YORK -- The news is worse than expected for outfielder Jasson Domínguez. Domínguez, the Yankees’ top prospect and the No. 30 prospect in baseball according to MLB Pipeline, will miss about eight weeks with a significant left oblique strain, Yankees manager Aaron Boone announced on Thursday. “It’s a pretty

Yanks see a lot of Volpe in latest callup Ben Rice

June 18, 2024

NEW YORK – When Ben Rice jogs to first base at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday evening, tossing warmup grounders to Anthony Volpe at shortstop, the scout credited with beginning both players on their respective professional journeys will have a palpable sense of pride. Upon learning of his big league callup

This Yanks prospect's power surge set to hit The Show

June 18, 2024

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Jasson Domínguez injured on checked swing, placed on Minor League IL

June 16, 2024

BOSTON -- Yankees top prospect Jasson Domínguez is back on the injured list, having felt a tweak near his left oblique on a checked swing while playing for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Nicknamed “The Martian,” Domínguez was placed on the 7-day Minor League injured list on Sunday. Yankees manager Aaron

Yankees Inbox: When will The Martian return?

June 10, 2024

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Domínguez doing damage with power, consistency at Triple-A

@brendan_samson
June 9, 2024

Extraterrestrial activity is on the rise in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, and it’s all thanks to Jasson Domínguez. After homering in a two-hit game Saturday, "The Martian" upped the ante on Sunday with another jack and four knocks in the Triple-A RailRiders' 12-11 extra-inning win over the Norfolk Tides at PNC Field. The

The Future of the AL East? Top prospects Holliday, Domínguez homer in same game

@JoeTrezz
June 8, 2024

You can expect to see this in the American League East for years to come. It's easy to foresee Orioles top prospect Jackson Holliday and Yankees top prospect Jasson Domínguez having plenty of head-to-head matchups in one of MLB's most competitive divisions going forward. This weekend they competed against one

Yankees prospects enjoy homer-happy night across farm system

Ramirez (3-HR game), Rice (homer in 3rd straight) headline power deluge
@JoeTrezz
June 7, 2024

These Yankees prospects are aiming to become Bronx Bombers. That much was plain to see Friday, as prospects up and down the Yankees' system put their power on display on a homer-happy night down on New York’s farm. The most striking example came from Agustin Ramirez, who launched three homers

How soccer helped Lombard improve at baseball

June 3, 2024

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Domínguez, Jones homer in same game for Double-A Somerset

@alyssam_gomez
June 1, 2024

While the Yankees stand atop the American League East standings with an already star-studded lineup, the rumblings from future stars could be heard at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday night. The Yankees' top two prospects -- Jasson Domínguez (MLB’s No. 31) and Spencer Jones (No. 68) -- each mashed a

How The Martian fits in Yanks' outfield plans

May 27, 2024

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10 rookies who have excelled over the past month

@thevandalorian
May 21, 2024

There's been a lot of fluctuation on the rookie front in the past 30 days or so. Not all of the Top 100 prospect debuts made some noise, and as a result, some others with more notable performances over the last four weeks played themselves back into contention for the

Benjamin Cowles highlights

May 21, 2024

Return of 'The Martian': Domínguez singles on first pitch he sees in '24

@JoeTrezz
May 14, 2024

“The Martian” is back. Healthy again, Jasson Domínguez got back in the batter's box for the first time since last September. MLB's No. 32 overall prospect grounded a single to right field on the first pitch he saw from former Yankees starter Domingo Germán, a 90.9 mph four-seam fastball. Domínguez

Here are the top 11 switch-hitting prospects in the Minors

@benweinrib
May 14, 2024

In an era that places a premium on platoon advantages, switch-hitters can be the most versatile members of a lineup -- even if they've become increasingly hard to find. Over the past four seasons, the number of switch-hitting batters in the Majors has slowly ticked down from 10.7 percent in

After quick debut, Beeter looks ready for more of The Show

May 13, 2024

This story was excerpted from Bryan Hoch's Yankees Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. ST. PETERSBURG -- Clayton Beeter secured a piece of history with a blink-and-you-missed-it Major League debut on March 29 in Houston, providing a brief

Here are the top 10 prospects in the Complex leagues

@SamDykstraMiLB
May 7, 2024

The Rookie-level Arizona Complex and Florida Complex leagues began play last Saturday, a month earlier than they did a year ago. The changes mean that the circuits will be populated more by players making the jump from the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League the season before and less by guys coming