New York Yankees prospect Jasson Dominguez stars in a bold new world of sports card prospecting

A collector bought a baseball card of Jasson Dominguez for $474,000. The card features a rookie card with a player yet to appear in Double-A. Domenuez is a New York Yankees prospect. He was signed in 2019 and the Yankees gave him a $5.1 million signing bonus. He played 57 games of minor league ball at the time of the sale. His debut in 2021 was lukewarm. In those games, between Rookie ball and Low-a, he hit .252 with five homers.

Junior finished the season at Double-A Vermont and had never been photographed in a Seattle Mariners uniform. Upper Deck printed more than two million Junior rookie cards. Baseball, always the hobby's most popular sport, was propping up the industry. Serial numbering was introduced in the early 1990s and one-of-ones debuted around 1997. The economic recession of the late 2000s wreaked havoc on the card collecting industry, but it was a good investment. In 2022, with a high-end card market producing boxes costing thousands, risky prospecting could decimate a savings account.

Craig Allen bought a baseball card of Dominguez. He's getting phone calls from people who want to buy it. Allen estimates he could get at least $600,000 for the card. He wants to get more. Domeduez is a five-tool player with a high batting average and on-base percentage. His last game in High-A was a series-clinching win. The Patriots won their first Eastern League title since becoming the Double-a Yankees affiliate. One of Allen's friends is interested in buying the Dameduez card from him.