Jasson Domínguez González (; born February 7, 2003), nicknamed El Marciano or The Martian, is a Dominican professional

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for the

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(MLB). He signed with the Yankees in 2019, and made his MLB debut in 2023.

Early life

Domínguez was born in Esperanza, a municipality of the

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in the

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on February 7, 2003. He is the second of six children born to Félix Domínguez and Dorca González. Félix is a former baseball player and a fan of the

(MLB). Félix named his son after Yankees

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. Domínguez began to train for a career in baseball at the age of eight. He signed with trainer Iván Noboa at age 13. Domínguez played as a

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before transitioning into a

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. He is considered to be a

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. During his training, someone referred to him as "El Marciano", Spanish for "the Martian", because his talent was not of this world. Several workout videos that he posted on

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went

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, earning him comparisons to

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, and

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Baseball career

Minor leagues

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ranked Domínguez as the top

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eligible to sign with an MLB team in the 2019–2020 international class. He signed with the Yankees for a franchise record $5.1 million

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on July 2, 2019, receiving the majority of the Yankees' $5.4 million total allotment for international signings for the year. He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league baseball season resulting from the

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, and instead trained at a baseball academy in

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. Domínguez began the 2021 season in

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. In June, he made his professional baseball debut with the

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of the

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. He was selected to represent the Yankees in the 2021

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. Domínguez became the first prospect to appear in the All-Star Futures Game without having played a full-season in the minor league. The Yankees promoted Domínguez to the

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of the

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League after the Futures Game; he had batted 4-for-20 (.200) with six

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s and six walks in the Florida Complex League. Domínguez batted .258 with five

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s and 18

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(RBIs) in 49

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. Domínguez began the 2022 season with Tampa. He appeared in the 2022 All-Star Futures Game, and was then promoted to the

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of the

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. When Hudson Valley's season ended, the Yankees promoted Domínguez to the

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of the Double-A Eastern League for their last few regular season games and their postseason. In 2023, the Yankees invited Domínguez to

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as a non-roster player and assigned him to Somerset to begin the season. The Yankees promoted him to the

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of the Triple–A

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on August 22. After the season, he won the Eastern League Top MLB Prospect Award.

New York Yankees

On September 1, 2023, the Yankees promoted Domínguez to the major leagues. He made his major league debut that day against the

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and hit a home run off the first swing in his first

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against

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. With that home run, Domínguez became the youngest player in team history to hit a home run in his major league debut and surpassed

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as the youngest in MLB history to do so in their first plate appearance. He hit four home runs in eight games. On September 10, Domínguez was diagnosed with a torn

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, requiring

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. Prior to his injury, he batted 8-for-31 (.258) with four home runs in eight games. Domínguez began the 2024 season on the 60-day injured list to continue recovery from elbow surgery. After a rehabilitation assignment began in May, the Yankees activated Domínguez from the injured list and optioned him to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on June 12. However, on June 20, manager

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announced that Domínguez would be out up to eight weeks after suffering a "pretty significant" oblique strain. He returned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on July 26. On August 18, the Yankees selected Domínguez as their 27th man for the

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; he batted 0-for-4 with three strikeouts and returned to the RailRiders after the game. On September 9, the Yankees promoted Domínguez to the major league roster. He batted .179 in 56 at bats and struggled defensively as a

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. On May 9, 2025, Dominguez became the youngest Yankee to hit three home runs in a game, playing against the

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at their temporary home field in Sacramento. Dominguez hit two home runs batting left-handed (including a grand slam) and one from the right side, recording 7 RBIs in a 3-4 night. On May 21, 2025, Dominguez hit his first major league walk-off home run, taking Texas Rangers pitcher Luke Jackson deep to claim a 4-3 victory. This was also the Yankees' first walk-off homer since 2022.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Domínguez, Jasson 2003 births Living people Florida Complex League Yankees players Hudson Valley Renegades players Major League Baseball outfielders Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic 21st-century Dominican Republic sportsmen Mesa Solar Sox players New York Yankees players Sportspeople from Valverde Province Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders players Somerset Patriots players Tampa Tarpons players

Early life

Baseball career

Minor leagues

New York Yankees

See also

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