Spencer Jones is finally getting his chance.
The Yankees’ No. 6 prospect on MLB Pipeline, who has collected 11 homers and a Triple-A leading 41 RBIs to start the season, has been called up after Jasson Domínguez was injured during Thursday’s game, according to The Post’s Jon Heyman.
It’s unclear how the Yankees will immediately plan to utilize Jones, who has been in the mix to finally break through and crack the MLB roster for years because of his power, but has struggled with strikeouts — and had another 46 through his first 33 games with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in 2026.
The potential has always been evident for Jones, though, with his towering 6-foot-7 frame and crushing home runs defining cameos at spring training.
“That’s a large man that hits the ball very far,” Cody Bellinger said after the Yankees’ 9-2 win over the Rangers on Thursday, before the decision involving Jones had been revealed. “But no, honestly, freak athlete, too. I didn’t know like the speed. Very athletic, moves well. So yeah, just a good baseball player.”
A complicated path to the majors received an opportunity Thursday after the Yankees needed to replace Domínguez — who crashed into the outfield wall while making a catch during the first inning of their latest victory — on the 26-man roster, with Domínguez already filling in for an injured Giancarlo Stanton.
When asked about Jones after Thursday’s game, manager Aaron Boone cited the better at-bats since an early funk at Triple-A.
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He referenced the 41 RBIs and how that led all players at that level.
“Feel like the last three, four weeks, been having a lot of consistent at-bats,” Boone said. “The power’s been there. Less swing and miss. … The signs have been encouraging.”
And hours later, the Yankees opted to give Jones his first window to stick in the majors, his first chance to test if all that power — and all that potential — can translate to the ultimate level after years of waiting, hype and, most of all, uncertainty.
