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New York Yankees' Young Stud Takes Critical Step in Rehab From Serious Elbow Injury

After undergoing Tommy John surgery late last season, New York Yankees' top prospect Jasson Dominguez took a critical step on Monday, taking his first swings post-surgery.

Brady Farkas

New York Yankees' Young Stud Takes Critical Step in Rehab From Serious Elbow Injury
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New York Yankees' top prospect Jasson Dominguez took a critical step in his return from Tommy John surgery on Monday: taking his first swings.

Per Merdith Marakovits of the YES Network on social media:

Jasson Dominguez took 20 swings off the tee today. First time swinging post surgery. All went well. Expects to do the same Wednesday #yankees

The 21-year-old made his major league debut last season, smacking four home runs in just 31 at-bats before getting injured.

He enters this season as the No. 41 prospect in all of baseball.

The following comes from his MLB.com prospect profile:

Domínguez's signature tool is his prodigious power, which he generates with massive strength and tremendous bat speed from both sides of the plate. He looks to turn on pitches but won't maximize his home run potential until he drives the ball in the air more regularly. Scouts are confused by his approach, which can look disciplined at times and too passive at others, but the bottom line is that he draws more than his share of walks while also accruing plenty of strikeouts.

Aaron Judge, Alex Verdugo, Juan Soto and Trent Grisham will be the Yankees outfield candidates until Dominguez returns, which should be around mid-summer. He could be a candidate to DH earlier but he won't be cleared for outfield work at the major league level until that time.

The Yankees finished fourth in the American League East last season and missed the playoffs but after acquiring Soto and signing Marcus Stroman, they feel confident in 2024.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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