Jazz Chisholm Jr. drops 2-word reaction as Jasson Dominguez enjoys monster outing in Game 1 vs Athletics

Having finally got his chance to play regularly in the Yankees' daily lineup after Alex Verdugo departed, Jasson Dominguez has taken his opportunity with both hands.

Friday's series opener against the Athletics in Sacramento saw the Yankees offense pile up the runs as the Bronx Bombers' hitters put ten runs past their hosts.

The protagonist of the day for the Yankees was young outfielder Jasson Dominguez, who hit three home runs with a first-career grand slam, racking up seven RBIs.

Like many fans, his Yankees teammate Jazz Chisholm Jr. also liked what he saw. The 27-year-old took to Instagram after the game to congratulate Dominguez.

"El Martian 🔥🗽" Jazz Chisholm Jr. captioned his Instagram post

Screenshot of Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s Instagram story (Image from - Instagram.com/@_jazz3 IG Stories)

Jasson Dominguez becomes youngest Yankees player to hit three home runs a game

At 22 years and 91 days old, Jasson Dominguez made history with his outstanding performance on Friday, becoming the youngest Yankee to hit three home runs a game.

The record was previously held by the legendary Joe DiMaggio, who accomplished the feat when he was aged 22 years and 200 days.

The Yankees' posted about the young Dominican's achievement shortly after Friday's clash against the A's ended.

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Part of the legendary New York Yankees team that dominated the major leagues in the 1930s, Joe DiMaggio is one of the franchises and baseball's most legendary names.

Though Jasson Dominguez is a budding talent, his accomplishments and continued excellence at the plate could see him become one of the household names in the Bronx.

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Raghav Mehta is a baseball journalist at Sportskeeda awaiting results for a Bachelor's in Journalism from Delhi University. He enjoys highlighting the key battles between players at different stages of the game and analyzing the decisive moments upon which they hinge.

One of Raghav's favorite moments, which underscores this, was the Shohei Ohtani vs. Mike Trout clash in the 2023 WBC, where two of baseball's best players faced off against each other in the 9th inning. With the score 3-2 to Japan, Shohei eventually got the strikeout, which was absolute cinema.

Raghav is a Baltimore Orioles fan and is enjoying watching such an exciting young team compete at the top in a very competitive division.

Raghav has loved watching sports for as long as he can remember and realized he was pretty decent at writing his thoughts down at around the age of 14. Combining the two meant he had something he would enjoy doing every day, and he had identified that well before going to college.

Aside from work, Raghav enjoys playing sports, working out and watching movies.

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