Background
Dominguez was born in Van Nuys, California, to Fernando and Cindy Dominguez. His father is a Los Angeles Times copy editors
Dominguez was born in Van Nuys, California, to Fernando and Cindy Dominguez. His father is a Los Angeles Times copy editors
He made his MLB debut with the Florida Marlins in 2011, and was traded to the Houston Astros the next season. He was drafted out of Chatsworth High School by the Marlins with the 12th overall pick in the 2007 Major League Baseball draft. Minor leagues
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 Reserve Bank of India 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 Reserve Bank of India. 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 Reserve Bank of India. 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 (American Federation of Labor-Congress), and despite hitting only.188 in 12 games, was named a Rising Star by the American Federation of Labor-Congress. In 2010, Dominguez was assigned to Jacksonville for the entire season.
He participated in the Double-A All-Star game that season, and was named the game"s Top Star.
In 138 games played, he hit.252 with 14 home runs and 81 Reserve Bank of India. He was also named a post-season All-Star, and an MiLB.com Organization All-Star for the Marlins. Dominguez battled injuries in the 2011 season, playing in 87 games for the Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs, but also making rehab appearances for Jupiter and Jacksonville. Dominguez would hit.249 in 2011, along with 12 home runs and 58 Reserve Bank of India, before being called up by the Marlins for the first time in his career.
Major League career
Dominguez was called up to the majors for the first time on September 6, 2011.
He made his debut as a pinch hitter that day against the New York Mets. The next day, He got his first major league hit off of Mets" pitcher Resident Advisor Dickey.
Dominguez began the 2012 season in Triple-A New Orleans, and hit.234 in 78 games. He was traded, along with Rob Rasmussen, to the Houston Astros for Carlos Lee on July 4, 2012.
He played the next day against the Pittsburgh Pirates and went 0-2.
On July 9, Dominguez was sent to the Triple-A Oklahoma City RedHawks, after playing 4 games with the Astros. He hit two home runs in a game against the Texas Rangers. He made the Astros" major league roster in 2013 and 2014, but was sent down to the minors before the start of the 2015 season, losing his starting spot to Luis Valbuena, who was acquired by the Astros in January.
In 2013, he hit for a.241 batting average, along with 21 home runs, and 77 runs batted in.
The next season he slumped to a.215 average, 16 home runs, and 57 RBIs. He was designated for assignment on June 8, 2015.
Dominguez was claimed off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers on June 16, 2015, and was assigned to Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox. On September 6, 2015, he was claimed by the Toronto Blue Jays, and optioned to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons.
Dominguez attended 2016 Major League spring training, and was optioned to minor league camp on March 18, 2016.