The door is open for New York Yankees star prospect Jasson Domínguez to become an everyday fixture in the team's lineup, and general manager Brian Cashman only made that notion clearer on Wednesday, per Bryan Hoch of MLB.com.

There's a spot open in left field with Alex Verdugo now a free agent. Cody Bellinger will occupy center, with Aaron Judge moving to right. Domínguez is clearly the first man up for the left field job.

The Yankees called Domínguez up on Sept. 1, 2023. He hit a home run on his very first swing, taking future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander deep in a 6-2 win over the Houston Astros.

Domínguez hit four home runs over eight games, but he was diagnosed with a torn UCL on Sept. 10, ending his season and keeping him out for the first part of the 2024 campaign. Domínguez was later optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in June, but he suffered an oblique strain that kept him out until late July.

For the season, Domínguez played 58 minor league games (notably 44 on the Triple-A level), hitting .314 (.880 OPS) with 11 home runs and 35 RBI alongside 43 runs and 16 stolen bases. He did have a cup of coffee in the bigs, hitting .179 (.617 OPS) with two homers and four RBI in 18 games.

Domínguez, who turns 22 years old on Feb. 7, will now have the benefit of a full and healthy offseason ahead of him to get ready for the big league season. Obviously, the Yankees are counting on him to bolster a lineup that could sorely miss Juan Soto, who departed in free agency for the New York Mets.

Domínguez, the No. 9 overall prospect on Bleacher Report's top-100 list, certainly has star potential in the bigs, though. And as of now, he's the clear favorite to start in left field when the 2025 Yankees open the season on March 27 at home against the Milwaukee Brewers.