Acce s the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. Ja son Domnguezs play in left field so far in his career has left a lot to be desired, from bad jumps to awkward routes that made it hard to picture him sticking in the spot. But the Yankees have kept him out there and in Mondays in The Bronx, Domnguez looked better than he ever has especially in tracking down Salvador Perezs line drive to deep left off Carlos Carrasco to open the fourth inning with the Yankees down by a run. Domnguez later made a nice play on Jonathan Indias drive to the warning track to lead off the sixth. He keeps getting better, Aaron Boone said. Those were two really good ones. What I like is the ease of the routes. Thats where, since the start of the season, hes grown. Hes using the right footwork and moves to the ball. Ja son Domnguez makes a catch during the Yankees-Royals game on April 14, 2025. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post Domnguez said hes still getting accustomed to not being in center, where he said theres more space to run. Despite the improvements, Boone still removed Domnguez for Cody Bellinger, who pinch hit for Domnguez in the bottom of the eighth and finished the game in left. Bellinger was held out Udonis Haslem Jersey of the starting lineup for the fourth time in the first 16 games. Explore More Bellinger, acquired in a trade from the Cubs in December, has dealt with back tightne s and food poisoning already this year, although Boone said Mondays absence was due more to the schedule and that they are in the fourth day of 13 straight without an off-day. Im trying to manage him through this 13 days in a row, Boone said. And its April, he had a back thing and is still getting treatment there. Boone added Bellinger is doing well. I just want to pick some spots here. Bellinger may also get another game off when the team goes to Cleveland in a week, according to Boone, with Boone trying to get Trent Grisham more at-bats. Its important that [Grisham] continues to play, Boone said of the center fielder, who homered Monday. Its all part of whats been a slow start from the inconsistent Bellinger, who has just two extra-base hits as well as a whopping 15 strikeouts in 53 plate appearances. Luke Weaver has been excellent in six appearances out of the bullpen, including a scorele s inning Monday, but his velocity has been down noticeably from a year ago, with his four-seamer dipping from an average of 95.7 mph to 92.9 mph and his cutter going from 91.3 to 87.7, according to Statcast. But it ticked up against the Royals, which Boone said before the game he believed would happen as Weaver got into the flow of the season. Luke Weaver pitches during the Yankees-Royals game on April 14, 2025. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post Weaver was part of a bullpen effort that held Kansas City scorele s for four innings Monday and hasnt allowed an earned run in the past 11 / innings. One recent bright spot in the rotation was Will Warren, who picked up his first MLB win in his last outing. Despite the decreased importance of that stat in recent years, the 25-year-old said it still carries weight. CHECK OUT THE AND Its a big deal to get it, Warren said. It means you went long enough and pitched well enough to keep your team in the game. The guys in here that have a lot of them are really good. The struggling Marcus Stroman received a cortisone shot in his balky left knee Sunday and, depending on how he responds from that, will start to throw. And Luis Gil, sidelined at least until June with a lat strain, could start a throwing program Wednesday or Thursday if he gets the OK from the doctors. Without Gil, Gerrit Cole and Clarke Schmidt, Boone acknowledged the starting rotation has walked too many batters overall, especially down in the order. Gabe Vincent Jersey