Yankees left fielder Jasson Dominguez will have a CT scan on Thursday in New York after X-rays on his left elbow were inconclusive on Wednesday in Arlington, Texas.
Dominguez came out of the Yankees’ 3-0 defeat to the Texas Rangers after being hit on the elbow by Nathan Eovaldi’s 89.1 mph cutter in the fourth inning. He was hunched over in pain and initially stayed in the game after being attended to by the team’s trainer.
Max Schuemann replaced Dominguez in the field before the next half-inning.
“It got me right in the elbow,” Dominguez said postgame. “As of right now, I don’t feel any concern. … Right when it hit me, my arm went numb a little bit, but (since) it’s just been swelling.”
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said of the injury, “You hate seeing that. Hopefully, the tests reveal not much and it’s just bruising, and we’ll work through it. But unknown at this point.”
Dominguez was called up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Monday and started twice as designated hitter before getting the start in left field on Wednesday. He went 1-for-9 in the three games.
The 23-year-old switch hitter debuted with four homers in eight games in September 2023 before undergoing Tommy John surgery on his right elbow. Last season, Dominguez batted .257 with 10 homers and 47 RBIs in 123 games but saw his playing time diminish after the All-Star break.
–Field Level Media
