The Yankees are calling up one of their top offensive prospects, Spencer Jones.

According to multiple reports, the Yankees will replace Jasson Dominguez, who will be placed on the IL after crashing into the left field wall during Thursday's game, with Jones.

Jones has 11 home runs with 41 RBI and seven stolen bases while batting .258 across 33 Triple-A games.

Following Thursday's 9-2 win over the Rangers, manager Aaron Boone was asked about potential Dominguez replacements, and when it came to Jones, specifically, the Yankees skipper spoke about the young slugger's improvements as the year has progressed.

"Got off to an ok start and then hit a snag," Boone said. "The last three, four weeks have been having a lot of consistent at-bats. The power’s been there, less swing and miss. Those are some of the things we were seeing in spring training.

"Second week of Triple-A, where he struggled a bit with the swing-and-miss. He’s cleaned that up. I think I saw he leads all of minor leagues in RBI. He’s put himself in the mix. That doesn’t mean that’s the way we go, we have to talk about it, but the signs have been encouraging."

Those signs were encouraging enough for the call to be made, but the swing-and-miss has been the knock on Jones for years.

He's struck out 46 times already this season after striking out 179 in 116 games a year ago, and 200 times in 122 Double-A games in 2024.

But Jones also brings an athleticism that rivals Aaron Judge. He stole 29 bases a season ago and plays outfield very well.

"That’s a large man that hits the ball very far," Cody Bellinger said of Jones after Thursday's win. "Freak athlete, too. I didn’t know the speed. Very athletic, moves very well, yeah, just a good baseball player."

The Yankees begin a three-game series in Milwaukee starting Friday. Brewers young flamethrower Jacob Misiorowski will take the mound in the series opener.

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