NEW YORK (AP) - The Martian is tracking down fly balls on Mother Earth.
Yanks’ Jasson Domínguez, with catch of Salvador Perez’s drive, shows learning curve in left field
NEW YORK (AP) - The Martian is tracking down fly balls on Mother Earth.
Maligned for dubious defense when the New York Yankees first moved him to left field last year, Jasson Domínguez made their best catch of the early season when he robbed Salvador Perez of an extra-base hit in Monday night's 4-1 win over the Kansas City Royals.
Domínguez’s leaping, backhand grab at the warning track of Perez's 106.4 mph, 347-foot drive had a 60% catch probability, according to MLB Statcast. That was the lowest of any Yankees catch this season.
"Got a good jump on it, the speed, the action of the ball," Domínguez said. "At that point, you don't even know how tough. You just come get it."