Yankees' Dominguez Hit by Pitch, Elbow Imaging Tests Thursday

0:00It's April 29th. You're listening to MLB News today, AI-powered baseball coverage. I'm Cory with the story. Yankees' outfielder, Jason Dominguez, took a scary hit to his left elbow during Wednesday's game against the Texas Rangers. The 23-year-old got plumped by an 89.1 mile per hour cutter from starter, Nathan Eel-Valdi in the 4th inning of A. 3-nothing loss. Team Docs called it a contusion right away, but X-rays didn't give clear answers. Two days after his call-up from AAA's Grandin Slash Wilkes-Barray, Dominguez stayed in briefly before Max Schumann subbed for him and left. Field. He started all three games in the series, serving as designated hitter to first two and batting lead-off spot in this one, though he wins just 1-4. Nine overall. Dominguez downplayed it, post-game, saying they're swelling but no big worry yet. Manager Aaron Boone noted the obvious pain once he hit the dugout and hopes it's just bruising. This comes right after Giancarlo Stanton landed on the 10-day injured list with a calf strain,

1:03opening the door for Dominguez's big league return. Last season, the switch hitter posted a 257 average with 10 homers and 47 RBIs over 123 games. Spring training saw him edged out by Aaron Judge, Trin Grisham, Cody Belinger, and Stanton in the outfield mix. The Yankees hit back to New York for more imaging tests on his elbow. Thursday and off day, fingers crossed. It's minor, keeping this young talent in the lineup as the team pushes forward.