“Yeah, my goal is to hopefully be there in about three or four years,” Jasson Dominguez, the Yankees’ highly touted, 18-year-old outfield prospect, said through an interpreter Sunday at Coors Field before the annual All-Star Futures Game.

Dominguez, whom the Yankees signed out of the Dominican Republic two years ago for a record $5.1 million bonus, became the first player to ever participate in this game, which began in 1999, without clocking a full minor-league season. The 5-foot-10, 190-pound switch-hitter recently made his debut for the Rookie-level Yankees in the Florida Complex League. He owns a .200/.407/.200 slash line in seven games, totaling 27 plate appearances.

The youngest player here, Dominguez didn’t start the game. “It’s really my first time on a stage like this,” he said. “Where I was playing before, there weren’t as many fans. But it definitely feels a little like the big leagues.”

The opportunity to showcase himself “feels great. Very exciting,” he said. “I’m a little emotional right now, but it’s definitely a dream come true for me.”

This story originally appeared on: NyPost - Author:Ken Davidoff