Yanks’ Dominguez hurt; Cole progresses in rehab
ARLINGTON, Texas — Yankees outfielder Jasson Dominguez will have further testing on his left elbow when the team returns to New York after he was hit by a pitch Wednesday. Dominguez, two days after being called up from Triple-A, was struck by an 89.1 mph cutter from Texas Rangers starter Nathan Eovaldi while batting in the fourth inning of New York's 3-0 loss. "It got me right on the elbow, and right now, just swelling," Dominguez said after the game.
"As of right now, I don't feel any concern." Though the 23-year-old switch-hitter initially stayed in the game after being checked by a trainer and manager Aaron Boone, Max Schuemann replaced him in left field in the bottom of the fourth. "But unknown at this point." In other injury news, ace Gerrit Cole gave up three runs and three hits over 5⅔ innings Wednesday in his third minor league injury rehabilitation start. The shape and the location was pretty good today, probably the best it's been." A six-time All-Star, Cole is returning from reconstructive elbow surgery on March 11 last year that sidelined him for 2025.
Analysis: Why This Matters
Updates around Yanks' Dominguez carry weight: contracts, rosters, and momentum all hinge on stories like this.
Key Takeaways
- His outing came in the Somerset Patriots' 6-5, seven-inning loss to Boston's Portland Sea Dogs in the second game of a doubleheader in the Double-A Eastern League.
- The last official outing for the 2023 AL Cy Young Award winner was in Game 5 of the 2024 World Series that Oct.
- ARLINGTON, Texas — Yankees outfielder Jasson Dominguez will have further testing on his left elbow when the team returns to New York after he was hit by a pitch Wednesday.
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Source: ESPN Sports