NEW YORK — Thumbs up for Jasson Domínguez. After sitting out for a few games with a left thumb contusion — an injury the Yankees’ young outfielder suffered on Sunday night in Los Angeles — Domínguez is clear to return to the team’s starting lineup on Thursday night.

Aaron Boone described the injury as “just a couple of days thing,” and noted it has been improving daily. That’s a relief for a Yankees club with postseason aspirations and a lineup that increasingly leans on Dominguez’s maturing offensive presence.

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone has provided an update on left fielder Jasson Domínguez after he missed Tuesday's game against the Cleveland Guardians. According to MLB's Bryan Hoch, Domínguez is recovering from his injury,