Yankees Announce Jasson Dominguez News After Leaving Dodgers Game

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | Last updated Jun 1, 2025 10:38 PM ET

The New York Yankees are looking to salvage their series with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday evening. Dropping the first two games of this 2024 World Series rematch, including an 18-2 blowout loss on Saturday, New York fell to 35-22 on the season.

While the last two games against LA were not encouraging, New York still owns the best record in the AL East, sitting 5.0 games up on the surging Toronto Blue Jays entering play on Sunday. One recent contributor has been switch-hitting outfielder Jasson Dominguez.

After tallying another hit against the Dodgers on Sunday, Dominguez is now batting .316 in his last seven games.

Unfortunately for Dominguez and New York, the 22-year-old was forced to exit Sunday's game early. There was initially no word from the Yankees on the reason for his removal, but that has since been revealed.

According to Jorge Castillo of ESPN, the Yankees announced Dominguez was removed with a left thumb contusion. It was suffered when he stole second base in the fifth inning.

Jasson Dominguez left the game with a left thumb contusion when he stole a base back in the fifth pic.twitter.com/uM8WLf5kkH
— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) June 2, 2025

While Dominguez has struggled to find consistency at the MLB level, this recent stretch from him was an encouraging sign that he was turning a corner. The highly-touted prospect owns a career .816 OPS in Minor League action.

Entering this game, Dominguez had just 288 plate appearance at the big league level. In those opportunities, he had tallied six home runs and 24 RBIs while posting a 112 OPS+ that rates above league average. The Yankees and their fans will certainly hope this injury is not too series.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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