The "Martians" are coming! Dominguez ends the Yankees 974 days goodbye home run drought

Yankee Stadium boiled over when Jasson Domínguez stormed the celebratory crowd in front of home plate and threw his helmet into the night sky — the first time in nearly three years that the team had witnessed a goodbye home run miracle. On Wednesday night, the 21-year-old star blasted Luke Jackson's missed slider into the right field stand to beat the Rangers 4-3.

"It's so shocking, the first goodbye bang of my career," Dominguez couldn't hide his excitement, "the moment he touched the ball, he knew it would be remembered as soon as he touched the ball, the highlight of the top three!" "

The last time the Yankees saw a home run was on Sept. 20, 2022, when Giancarlo Stanton hit a slam against the Pirates, a milestone night for Aaron Judge's 60-season tie for Babe Ruth and Roger Maris.

"There's always MLB channels on in the break room, and the data is always on the scroll bar," Judge quipped. The night's reversal was full of drama: Cody Bellinger broke through Jacob deGrom's 15-up and 15-down blockade to hit a 383-foot home run that tied the score (coincidentally, his batting average was just 0.383 during his 15 consecutive hits). Judge hit a well-timed equalizer in eight innings, and Luke Weaver went up three times in nine to pave the way for Dominguez's heroic moment.

This 398-foot victory bomb rewrote many pieces of history:

• Ending the Yankees' 974-day goodbye home run drought since September 2022
• Dominguez became the third-youngest player in franchise history to hit a bye blast (21 years, 287 days)
• After the first hit against Justin Verlander last September and the three wins in a single game against the Athletics 11 days ago, he added another career masterpiece

"He's grown with extraordinary talent and optimism," said head coach Aaron Boone, "and speed, power, key shots – we're starting to see superstars take shape." "

Ryan Yarbrough testifies to history in the locker room with a delayed broadcast: "When you hear cheers, you know there's something big happening!" He himself started 5 innings and was only hit 3 hits and 8 strikeouts without protection, suppressing the Rangers to hit the line. Although Jake Burger hit a two-point shot in five innings and De Grom was near-perfect in the first six innings (only Anthony Volpe hit a second base and missed a one-point hit), Bellinger's home run in seven innings broke the deadlock.

The comeback seemed out of reach when Berg hit Tim Hill again in the seventh inning, and Sam Haggerty sent Ian Hamilton's ball into the second stands. But Dominguez writes the fairytale ending with a bat, and Judge and Volpe pour ice water on the "Martian" to end a boiling Bronx night.

"He's growing into the team's cornerstone," Judge asserted, "and Dominguez will be the key piece of the puzzle if the ultimate goal is to be achieved." "