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Jeff Passan
ESPN
In the tight-knit world of baseball in the Dominican Republic, the legend of
the kid spread quickly. He was a switch-hitter with world-class speed, an arm
nobody would challenge and the body of a man. Someone called him El Marciano,
and the nickname stuck. The Martian, it meant. Because there was no way he
was from this world.
The praise for Jasson Dominguez started when he was barely a teenager, and it
abounds still. And come this Tuesday, when he is expected to formalize a deal
with the New York Yankees that includes a $5 million signing bonus, the
16-year-old center fielder instantaneously will become the most fascinating
prospect for the game's most storied team, his debut next year eagerly
anticipated by those who haven't seen him as well as by those who have.
That latter group includes general managers, international scouting directors
and other front-office personnel