Yankees' Jasson Dominguez says shoulder 'better' after wall collision
On May 7, Yankees' outfielder Jasson Dominguez suffered a left shoulder injury when he collided with the left field wall in pursuit of a catch.
NEW YORK – As he pursued a deep first inning fly ball on May 7, Jasson Dominguez’s every step brought him closer to Yankee Stadium’s left field wall. “I knew I was close,’’ said the Yankees outfielder. “But I didn’t think I was that close to the wall.
That’s why I hit it so hard. ’’ Dominguez held onto the ball, but the price of that catch against the Texas Rangers was a strained AC joint (left shoulder) and a trip to concussion protocol. On Wednesday, nearly two weeks after that violent collision, Dominguez began hitting baseballs off a tee.
“Still (feels) a little uncomfortable,’’ Dominguez said of his swings, though “it’s better’’ than when he began taking dry swings a few days ago. Dominguez said there were no concussion-related symptoms; his shoulder took the force of that crash into the unpadded matrix portion of the wall. “In the moment, you just go for the ball.
No time to think about that,’’ said Dominguez, who has since watched the replays. “It was scary to see that. ’’ Dominguez was in his ninth game of the season, having reclaimed his big-league roster spot and some regular playing time with Giancarlo Stanton (right calf strain) on the injured list.