Jasson Dominguez Named Eastern League Player of the Week
Bridgewater, New Jersey – Minor League Baseball has named Somerset Patriots OF Jasson Dominguez as their Double-A Eastern League Player of the Week for August 14 - 20.
Bridgewater, New Jersey – Minor League Baseball has named Somerset Patriots OF
The @Yankees No. 2 prospect Jasson Dominguez has his 4th hit and 3rd double of the game.👽
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) August 20, 2023
It's the second time this week The Martian has a 4-hit game. pic.twitter.com/1lhXYTJMIz
In six games versus Reading, Dominguez went 13-for-28 (.464) with 8 RBI, 8 R, 2 HR, 5 2B, 3 BB and 1 SB. He had two four-hit games during the week, tying his career-high mark for a game.
On Friday, Dominguez went 4-for-6 with 3 RBI, 4 R and a HR. The four runs were a new career-high. He followed up the performance on Sunday going 4-for-5 with 3 2B, 2 R and an RBI.
In 18 games during August, The Yankees No. 2 prospect has a 1.046 OPS, slashing .380/.438/.608 with 14 RBI, 17 R, 48 TB, 12 XBH, 9 2B and 48 TB.
For the season, “The Martian” is among the Eastern League leaders in R (1st, 83), BB (1st, 77), H (2nd, 108), SB (2nd, 37), RBI (4th, 66), TB (4th, 176), and OBP (8th, .367).
Dominguez becomes the sixth Patriot this season to be honored by MiLB as a Player/Pitcher of the Week, joining Ben Rice and Drew Thorpe (August 7-13), Tyler Hardman (2X, June 26 – July 2, July 17 - 23) and RHP Clayton Beeter (June 5 - 11). Hardman was also named the Eastern League Player of the Month for July.
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