HOUSTON — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone vividly remembers the poise and confidence 16-year-old Jasson Domínguez displayed when he watched him take batting practice at the team's academy in the Dominican Republic in 2019. «Right then he got your attention,» Boone said. «It was like, it's a 16-year-old kid [and] you see the skill set right in front of you.
He had that kind of easy smile to him, handles himself really well.» Domínguez wowed everyone Friday night, hitting a two-run homer off Houston ace Justin Verlander in his first major league at-bat, an early highlight in New York's 6-2 win.
At just 20 years, 206 days old, Domínguez became the youngest Yankees player to homer in his first game. He was the first Yankees player to go deep in his initial big league at-bat since Aaron Judge on Aug.
13, 2016. Additionally, it was just the second time a player homered off a reigning Cy Young Award winner in his first at-bat, according to ESPN Stats & Information.