Jasson Domínguez made his MLB debut Friday night after years of hype, and he somehow lived up to it in his very first plate appearance. The 20-year-old hit a two-run homer in his first at-bat, off future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander, helping the Yankees to a 6-2 win over the Astros.
While Domínguez was already making history at his age, becoming the youngest Yankees to play in a game since 1984, his home run added to the legend. Domínguez became the sixth Yankee to homer in his first at-bat and the youngest player to pull off that feat in franchise history.
The last Yankee to homer in his first at-bat was Aaron Judge in 2016, going back-to-back with fellow rookie Tyler Austin who coincidentally had just done the same thing.
