Shortly after Cleveland beat the Yankees on Wednesday evening, Aaron Boone mentioned {that a} hitter who missed the shutout must be able to play on Thursday.
That might be Jasson Domínguez, who missed the primary two video games of the Yankees’ collection towards the Guardians with a left thumb contusion. Domínguez suffered the harm when he jammed his thumb on a stolen base within the Yankees’ collection finale towards the Dodgers on Sunday.
“He should be good to go,” Boone mentioned after Wednesday’s 4-0 loss.
Domínguez initially had hassle gripping his bat on Sunday, and his thumb suffered some swelling after that. Nevertheless, the left fielder took some swings at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday. These went effectively, leaving Boone assured that The Martian is prepared for a return to motion.
Domínguez is hitting .247/.346/.420 with six residence runs, 25 RBI and eight stolen bases total this season. The 22-year-old has been even higher over his final 20 video games, compiling a .281/.388/.516 slash line, 4 homers, 13 RBI and 5 swipes.
