‘The Martian’ strikes right away! Jasson Dominguez homers in first career AB for Yankees

“The Martian” has just sent one high, far and gone.

In his first major league plate appearance, the heralded switch-hitting Yankees rookie outfielder Jasson Dominguez belted his first career home run – a two-run shot to left off future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander.

That shot by Dominguez, batting left-handed, gave the Yankees a 3-0 first inning lead against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.

Dubbed as ‘The Martian’ for his out-of-this-world baseball skills at a young age, Dominguez, 20, had a successful season at Class AA Somerset which led to an August promotion to Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

In just nine games at Scranton, Dominguez batted .419, posted 1.094 OPS and drove in 10 runs, earning him a quick callup to the majors on Sept. 1, along with lefty-hitting catcher Austin Wells.

This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Jasson Dominguez hits home run in first AB for Yankees