Matt Dominguez (baseball)
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Dominguez with the Astros in 2014
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| Boston Red Sox | |||
| Third baseman | |||
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Born: August 28, 1989 Van Nuys, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 6, 2011, for the Florida Marlins | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Batting average | .231 | ||
| Home runs | 42 | ||
| Runs batted in | 152 | ||
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Matthew Scott Dominguez (born August 28, 1989) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Boston Red Sox organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, and Toronto Blue Jays.
Dominguez was born in Van Nuys, California, to Fernando and Cindy Dominguez. His father is a Los Angeles Times copy editor.
He was drafted out of Chatsworth High School by the Marlins with the 12th overall pick in the 2007 Major League Baseball draft.
Dominguez was assigned to the Rookie level Gulf Coast League Marlins after the draft. After 5 games, he was promoted to the Short Season-A Jamestown Jammers for the remainder of the season. He batted .158 with 1 home run and 6 RBI in 15 total games in 2007. Dominguez played the entire 2008 season with the Class-A Greensboro Grasshoppers, and in 88 games played, hit .296 with 18 home runs and 70 RBI. He split the 2009 season with the Advanced-A Jupiter Hammerheads and Double-A Jacksonville Suns. In 134 total games played, Dominguez hit .247 with 13 home runs and 62 RBI. He was named a mid-season All-Star for Jupiter. In the offseason, Dominguez would play with the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League (AFL), and despite hitting only .188 in 12 games, was named a Rising Star by the AFL.
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