Jasson Dominguez leads Yankees prospects in Arizona Fall League’s Fall Stars Game

Tuesday afternoon marked an important deadline for the offseason: teams needed to move players to the 40-man roster in order to protect them from the upcoming Rule 5 Draft. The Rule 5 Draft will take place on December 6th during this year's Winter Meetings, and teams will be able to select unprotected players from other organizations. All 30 MLB…

The Yankees are not making the playoffs. They are 65-69, their most losses through the end of August since the last time they had a losing season in 1992 (76-86). New York has gone 30 consecutive seasons without a losing record, the longest active streak among any franchise in one of the four major American sports leagues. How much does ownership…

The New York Yankees have begun the big league careers of two of their most coveted prospects. Outfielder Jasson Dominguez, and catcher Austin Wells have been promoted from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to join the Yankees big league roster. MLB.com ranked Dominguez the No. 2 Yankees prospect. Wells was No. 8 on their list. The Yankees had room on…

TAMPA - They call him "El Marciano" - the Martian - allegedly because he has talent from another world. And he keeps sending them into orbit at Yankees camp. He rocketed his fourth homer out of George M. Steinbrenner Field Saturday, sending it to the roof of the right-field pavilion. Yes, there's a lot to like about Jasson Dominguez, who just…

For the second year in a row, Jasson Dominguez is the New York Yankees' No. 2 prospect. And for the second year in a row, Dominguez is teasing fans with his skills at the plate. MLB.com identified the top power-hitting prospect for each club. When it came to the Yankees, Dominguez was the choice. Perhaps the most hyped international prospect ever,…

If Carson Coleman becomes a big part of the Yankees bullpen someday, and the 6-foot-2, 190-pound right-hander appears on his way after having a breakout 2022 season closing in High-A and Double-A, a lot more people will know about his impressive off-the-field passions. Look at his social media and you'll see that Coleman has been very involved in…

Pittsburgh Pirates designated hitter Bryan Reynolds (10) watches his ball after hitting a solo home run in the fourth inning of the MLB Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022.Pittsburgh Pirates At Cincinnati Reds 0775 The New York Yankees are looking…

Yankees five-tool prospect Jasson Dominguez had quite a season jumping from Low A to High A to Double A. The 20-year-old Dominican switch-hitter put on a show at the Futures Game blasting a long homer at Dodger Stadium and was the hitting star of the Somerset Patriots' Eastern League championship run with a.450 average, three homers and 10 RBI in…

The New York Yankees organization is proving to have depth of talent. On Tuesday, MiLB announced the 2022 All-Stars and award winners, and three Somerset Patriots have been named 2022 Eastern League All-Stars: outfielder Elijah Dunham, right-hander Carson Coleman and infielder Andres Chaparro. BUY YANKEES TICKETS: STUBHUB, VIVID…

A few Somerset Patriots have been given a postseason honor. Minor League Baseball named five members of the Double-A team to the New York Yankees organization All-Star team. BUY YANKEES TICKETS: STUBHUB, VIVID SEATS, TICKETSMARTER, TICKETMASTER Here are those stars within the farm system, via Patriots PR: Shortstop Anthony Volpe: New York's No. 1…

Each season several hitters break out in the minor leagues. Last week we unveiled 10 players that raised their stock over the course of the 2022 season. Here are 10 more hitters that similarly broke out during the 2022 campaign. Oscar Colas, OF, White Sox: An older signee out of Cuba, Colas signed in January 2022 for $2.7 million. Assigned to…

It isn't often the Los Angeles Dodgers make a mistake trading a player. In June 2016, on the last day of the MLB international signing period, the Dodgers gave Cuban outfielder Yordan Alvarez a reported $2M signing bonus to sign with their club. Alvarez, who had turned 19 June 27 of that year, was a left-handed hitting, right-handed throwing,…

TWO WEEKS AFTER New Year's, there was a bidding war over a baseball card at collectibles marketplace Goldin. Bidding opened at $30000 and rose to $101000 by the next day, accruing 14 bids by midnight. A high-end collector, who goes by Shyne150, had unloaded $474000 on a 2020 Bowman Chrome Prospect Autographs Superfractor, a literal one-of-a-kind…

On Opening Day, coming off his second-best in the majors, Aaron Judge turned down a seven-year, $213.5 million Yankees contract extension. After general manager Brian Cashman made the details of the offer public - to Judge's displeasure - the outfielder explained the risk in his decision, given he could have a down season or get hurt. "Every day is…

This story was excerpted from MLB Pipeline's newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And to get it regularly in your inbox. As we often say in these parts, the AFL is one of the best times of the year in all of prospectdom because of the way it concentrates some of the best young talents in the game in the Phoenix metropolitan area for…

MILWAUKEE - The Yankees handed Frankie Montas a 5-0 lead by the second inning. That should have been ballgame. It wasn't. Montas imploded again and eventually the Yankees wound up 7-6 losers to the Milwaukee Brewers when Clay Holmes flopped again. Bad night for the Yankees, who had two players depart due to an injury and illness in addition to…

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports Any time a team is mired in a rebuilding effort, the only thing for fans to look forward to is its young, developmental prospects. In baseball, that system is quite deep, with as many as 90 players in an organization. The Washington Nationals may have traded their face of the franchise by sending Juan Soto to the…

The Arizona Fall League is the only place you can see live baseball being played by professional athletes in America during November, although the season starts in October when playoff baseball is still being played. The Arizona Diamondbacks host the Arizona Fall League every year including allowing some games to be played at Chase Field. There are…

That's the best way to describe Jasson Dominguez's start with the Double-A Somerset Patriots. The outfielder, who's the New York Yankees' No. 2 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, batted leadoff Wednesday and went 0-for-5 with a pair of strikeouts. BUY YANKEES TICKETS: STUBHUB, VIVID SEATS, TICKETSMARTER, TICKETMASTER The Yankees promoted Dominguez…

Talk about adding insult to injury. While the New York Yankees try to cling to their slim lead in the American League East, the Los Angeles Dodgers have already locked up the National League West, thanks in part to Bronx burnout Joey Gallo. BUY MLB TICKETS: STUBHUB, VIVID SEATS, TICKETSMARTER, TICKETMASTER The outfielder hit a two-run homer Tuesday…

BRIDGEWATER - The Martian has landed in Somerset. The Yankees promoted Jasson Dominguez, their five-tool phenom and one of the best prospects in all of baseball, to Double-A on Tuesday to begin playing with the Patriots. Dominguez arrived at TD Bank Ballpark in the afternoon and was slated to wear No. 32 and bat leadoff as the designated hitter…

The 19-year-old has been promoted to the Double-A Somerset Patriots. BUY YANKEES TICKETS: STUBHUB, VIVID SEATS, TICKETSMARTER, TICKETMASTER Per a press release from the Patriots: Bridgewater, New Jersey - The New York Yankees have announced the promotion of No. 2 prospect OF Jasson Dominguez and INF Tyler Hardman to the Double-A Somerset Patriots.…

He didn't know it at the time, but Jasson Dominguez ended the 2022 campaign on a high note. The High-A Hudson Valley Renegades had their season finale Sunday against the Wilmington Blue Rocks rained out. The game won't be made up and the Renegades didn't qualify for the playoffs, making Saturday's 7-5 loss the club's final game of the season. BUY…

NEW YORK - Did you see the Triple-A lineup that the Yankees' used (and won with) in Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader sweep of the Minnesota Twins? A bunch of injuries forced manager Aaron Boone's hand, but he started five players who spent most of the season with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre - Ronald Guzman at first base, Oswald Peraza at…

LOS ANGELES - Logan O'Hoppe, a 23rd-round draft pick out of West Islip and a star at St. John the Baptist, was a few hours away from the first pitch of Saturday's Futures Game when he summed up the situation perfectly. "It's been a dream come true so far," O'Hoppe said. Based on the year he's had, both on and off the field, O'Hoppe probably feels…