{"id":26619,"date":"2025-02-17T03:25:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T03:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=26619"},"modified":"2025-02-17T03:25:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T03:25:01","slug":"shocking-prediction-yankees-top-prospect-set-to-dominate-in-2025-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=26619","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;SHOCKING PREDICTION: Yankees&#8217; Top Prospect Set to Dominate in 2025 Season!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tagStyle_1bmarg5-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>Jasson Dominguez has overcome Tommy John surgery to get to this point, but it looks like he&#8217;s ready to be a big part of the Yankees&#8217; American League pennant defense.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapper_e296pg\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_oenkmd\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_1vgzeyt\">\n<div class=\"style_1q03211\">\n<figure class=\"base_1ruub6q\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"base_1emrqjj\" title=\"New York Yankees center fielder Jasson Dominguez (89) follows through on a single against the Kansas City Royals during the fourth inning at Yankee Stadium in 2024.\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_5467,h_3075,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/minor_league_baseball_on_si\/01jm80s7tmkww8chn6b5.jpg\" alt=\"New York Yankees center fielder Jasson Dominguez (89) follows through on a single against the Kansas City Royals during the fourth inning at Yankee Stadium in 2024.\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"New York Yankees center fielder Jasson Dominguez (89) follows through on a single against the Kansas City Royals during the fourth inning at Yankee Stadium in 2024.\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wrapper_brpv6a\">New York Yankees center fielder Jasson Dominguez (89) follows through on a single against the Kansas City Royals during the fourth inning at Yankee Stadium in 2024. \/ Brad Penner-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inStoryContainer_1r009zu\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_qe1qt7\">\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_37bheqm7u\">We&#8217;ve been waiting for the big impact to come and it sounds like it could come in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_9gm1kchwd\">We&#8217;re talking about New York Yankees top prospect Jasson Dominguez, who was one of the rookies that MLB.com highlighted as potential breakout players for this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_xikv1dm09\"><em>But he will probably be in left field for the Yankees when the regular season begins, and his upside remains sky-high. He may never be the next Mickey Mantle or Mike Trout as some predicted when Dom\u00ednguez was a teenager, but for 2025, he could be the Yankees&#8217; leadoff hitter and is projected as a top-50 outfielder by WAR, tied with the Dodgers&#8217; Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"style_1y6if9u-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_kfw34bvsw\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1890975871323783357&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fonsi%2Fminor-league-baseball%2Fnews%2Fnew-york-yankees-top-prospect-jasson-dominguez-projected-to-make-significant-impact-in-2025-season-by-mlb-website&amp;sessionId=52742afbd9bd4c26fef6b61ee247ee0adc546c60&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1890975871323783357\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div id=\"tout_d_5_5\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_fzbzzqbmu\">Though he made his major league debut in 2023, Dominguez hasn&#8217;t played enough to exhaust his prospect status, earning the No. 21 spot in this year&#8217;s version of the MLB Pipeline Top 100.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_t33i0a53x\">Originally signed out of the Dominican Republic, Dominguez is still just 21 years old. Lifetime, he&#8217;s a .207 hitter in 26 big league games. He had four home runs in eight games during his 2023 cameo, but underwent Tommy John surgery that cost him a solid portion of 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_c8gu0x6xr\">In the minors, he&#8217;s a .274 lifetime hitter with 47 home runs (four seasons).<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_7qt2oe4bx\">The\u00a0<a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1llqu2x\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/team\/new-york-yankees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/team\/new-york-yankees\" aria-label=\"Yankees - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\">Yankees<\/a>\u00a0are coming off a great year that saw them capture the American League pennant before losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series. 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