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NEW YORK — The Yankees had $5.4 million to spend this past summer on international amateur free agents, and they gave $5.1 million of it to Jasson Dominguez, a 16-year-old, five-tool outfielder prospect who is being compared to Los Angeles Angels outfielder and two-time American League MVP Mike Trout.

Eric Schmitt, director of player development, got a chance to watch Dominguez last week during a visit to the organization’s baseball complex in the Dominican Republic. He said he was blown away by the Yankees’ newest super prospect, who is blasting long home runs from both sides of the plate during Dominican Instructional League workouts and intrasquad games.

“I got a small sample of Jasson down there in the DR for a week, and he has impressive power, speed and athleticism,” Schmitt told NJ Advance Media on Sunday before the Yankees’ 3-2, 11-inning loss to the Houston Astros in Game 2 of the ALCS. “That’s an outstanding combo.”

Dominguez has raw power from both sides of the plate, even though he’s 5-foot-10 and 190 pounds.

“The first at-bat that I saw Jasson, he hit a ball over our second fence on our Field 2, and it looked like he didn’t get all of it,” Schmitt said. “Pretty impressive. That one was right-handed, but he has power both ways. He showed it in batting practice. He’s a fun player to watch.”

Dominguez is barely old enough to drive a car, but MLB Pipeline had him ranked No. 1 on its top 30 available international prospects last summer. Now, before even making his pro debut, Dominguez is listed by MLB Pipeline as baseball’s 66th-best prospect. He’s No. 2 on the Yankees’ top 30 behind pitcher Deivi Garcia and ahead of Estevan Florial, an outfielder who dropped from first to third in the last year.

“It’s almost like taking the best of anybody that you have, and then it’s all in one guy,” Mario Garza, the Yankees’ director of Latin American operations, told Baseball America.

Dominguez, who turns 17 in February, probably will begin his professional career in the Dominican Summer League.

“In all honesty, we’re still evaluating where he’ll be next year because he is 16,” Schmitt said. “Since he was signed to a 2020 contract, he’d be eligible to start playing and, at this point, I think the plan would be when the DSL starts at the end of May."

The Yanks aren’t just excited about Dominguez’s bat, which could fast-track him to the big leagues before he turns 21. They really like his outfield skills, too -- glove, arm and plus speed.

“We’ve got him in center field right now,” Schmitt said. “He’s 16 years old, but the way that he runs and the ground that can cover, he looks good out there.

"I didn’t have a chance to see Mike Trout at a young age. He’s obviously an outstanding athlete and one of the best players in baseball, but I know from what Jasson has shown, he’s a very impressive athlete and a very impressive player, too. We’re excited about him.”

Dominguez loves being a Yankee, and he followed the team through childhood because his dad is a Yankee fan. He was named after former Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi.

I’ve always wanted to be a Yankee," Dominguez told Baseball America in July. “It’s a dream come true. My goal is to be the best I can be and be an example for generations in the future.”

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The Yankees believe the kid has the talent to grow into a generational player.

“He’s possibly the best combination of tools, athleticism and performance that I’ve run across,” Yankees international scouting director Donny Rowland told Baseball America. “Now, there’s a whole lot of time, a whole lot of at-bats and a whole lot of proving it between now and hopefully reaching the major leagues.

“Given his baseball background, his baseball acumen, his desire, his competitive nature, his work ethic … it’s never an easy thing to drop $5.1 million on one player, but he made it pretty easy.”

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