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WATCH: Yankees Slugger Blasts Grand Slam for First Career Three-Homer Game

This New York Yankees' slugger just had a career night, and he capped it all off in dominant fashion.
May 9, 2025; West Sacramento, California, USA; New York Yankees outfielder Jasson Dominguez (24) rounds the bases after hitting a grand slam against the Athletics during the eighth inning at Sutter Health Park. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images
May 9, 2025; West Sacramento, California, USA; New York Yankees outfielder Jasson Dominguez (24) rounds the bases after hitting a grand slam against the Athletics during the eighth inning at Sutter Health Park. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images | Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images

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The New York Yankees' bats exploded once again on Friday night en route to a dominant 10-2 victory over the Athletics.

One player in particular was the driving force for the Yankees in this matchup, but it wasn't who most would expect it to be in Aaron Judge.

It was actually third-year left fielder Jasson Dominguez, who had the best game of his young career.

The 22-year-old Dominican Republic native became the youngest New York player in history to record three home runs in one game, and he did it in eye-catching fashion.

It all kicked off in the top in the top of the third inning when Dominguez blasted a solo shot 387 feet to right center that extended the Yankees' early lead to 3-0.

Fast forward to the seventh, and Dominguez once again came up with nobody on base and torched a ball 431 feet to dead center.

This solo blast extended New York's lead yet again, this time to 5-0.

His final at-bat of the night came just one inning later, only this time the bases were loaded.

With a shot at history on the line, Dominguez picked his pitch perfectly and put it over the right field wall.

With this historic blast, Dominguez finished with a final line of 3-for-4 with 7 RBI, three runs and three homers. The extra RBI came in the fifth inning when he drove in Trent Grisham on a sacrifice fly.

This career night is just the latest in a string of strong performances for the slugger in what's beginning to look like a breakout season for the former top prospect.

Nicknamed "The Martian" as a minor leaguer, Dominguez was widely viewed as the next Yankees' superstar coming through their pipeline.

Up until this year though, he had largely failed to match up to the insane hype thrust upon him.

Both New York and Dominguez entered 2025 looking for the youngster to finally take that next step, and he appears to be doing just that.

After his dominant showing on Friday night, his slash line for the 2025 campaign is now up to .250/.339/.463 to go along with five homers and 19 RBI.

Friday night may end up being the turning point that both he and the team have been waiting for, and if it is, then baseball's most explosive offense just became far more lethal.

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Jacob Moss
JACOB MOSS

Georgia native and avid Atlanta sports fan who has lived in the Charlotte area for the past eight years. Got started writing about sports for my middle school paper and haven’t stopped since. Graduate from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and proud 49er. Passionate sports writer who has covered everything from high school soccer to the NFL for several prominent outlets including the Charlotte Observer, ESPN, and the Carolina Panthers. Also covered the South Carolina Gamecocks football program as the lead beat writer for Last Word on College Football, and was a contributing writer for several other notable online publications such as Yardbarker. Lives and breathes sports and will watch whatever is on or in season. Favorite teams include the Braves, Hawks, Falcons, and Georgia Bulldogs. Massive Jordan Speith and Rory McIlroy fan on the PGA Tour