Jasson Dominguez is on the road to recovery.
The Yankees’ 20-year-old outfielder had Tommy John reconstruction surgery on his right elbow Wednesday, the team announced.
The surgery included the addition of internal bracing.
While the internal brace procedure has sped up other players’ recoveries from torn UCLs — Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story returned from the operation after seven months earlier this year — the Yankees reiterated that the timeline for Dominguez’s return is nine to 10 months.
After the surgery, performed by Dr. Keith Meister in Arlington, Tex., Dominguez posted on Instagram that he was “officially bionic.” He also had Yankees director of medical services, Steve Donohue, by his side.
In an eight-game cameo with the Yankees before he was diagnosed with a torn UCL in his right elbow, Dominguez hit .258 with four home runs and a .980 OPS.
Austin Wells slugged his first career home run in the ninth inning of the Yankees’ 6-1 loss to the Blue Jays on Wednesday night at the Stadium. The 416-foot blast went into the second deck in right field.
“It was a big moment for me, but tough that we lost,” Wells said after going 2-for-4 with the homer and a double.
Wells is now 7-for-43 (.163) in his big-league career, but five of those hits have gone for extra bases. He was able to get the home run ball back from the family that caught it and exchanged a few signed baseballs in return.
Wandy Peralta is dealing with a triceps issue, manager Aaron Boone said.
The lefty reliever has not pitched since last Thursday, and while Boone called the injury “fairly minor,” it remains to be seen whether Peralta will need a stint on the injured list.
Nestor Cortes (rotator cuff strain) began a throwing program on Monday and was feeling good, though he noted it is still early in the process. The plan is for Cortes’ throwing program to be around four weeks as he builds up to a bullpen session to make sure he is issue-free heading into next season.
“That’s the hope,” Boone said. “That’s what this latest round hopefully will tell us. If he can now build up like normal, that should let us know we’re in a good spot.”
If Cortes experiences another setback, like he did in August, it’s possible that surgery could be on the table.