HOUSTON — It took just one swing for Jasson Dominguez to make a strong first impression.

The 20-year-old crushed a home run on the second pitch he saw in the big leagues from Justin Verlander, an opposite-field, two-run shot that gave the Yankees a 3-0 lead over the Astros at Minute Maid Park.

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<div class="embed-wrapper twitter"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">WELCOME TO THE SHOW, JASSON DOMÍNGUEZ‼️<br><br>1 swing, 1 homer ????<br><br>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/Yankees?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Yankees</a>)<a href="https://t.co/QucVHxfewo">pic.twitter.com/QucVHxfewo</a></p>— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1697767527344935090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 2, 2023</a></blockquote></div>
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Verlander threw Dominguez a 94 mph fastball in the strike zone and Dominguez, hitting from the left side, belted it 360 feet into the Crawford Boxes in left field.&nbsp;

It took just one swing for Jasson Dominguez to make a strong first impression.{ai:summary}<p>In his big league debut, 20-year-old Jasson Dominguez hit a two-run home run off Justin Verlander, giving the Yankees a 3-0 lead over the Astros. #sports</p>

Jasson Dominguez homers in first Yankees at-bat in out-of-this-world moment

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