The 28-year-old third baseman spent 2017 with the Red Sox's Triple-A affiliate, hitting .264/.295/.425 with 16 home runs in 451 plate appearances. It's possible he will return stateside after this one-year deal is up.

At 27 years of age, Dominguez offers more of a polished offensive game, which means that he may contribute to the major league club at some point during the regular season. He basically will be taking the Yoan Moncada role in the organization in that he is a semi-ready third baseman. He is nowhere near the prospect of Moncada obviously.

With the slew of players being recalled for Toronto Friday, they have elected to designate IF Matt Dominguez. Dominguez's vacated roster slot will be filled by Matt Dermody, as Dominguez went 0-11 over five games for Toronto this season.

Dominguez was hitless in 11 at-bats this season and the Blue Jays had seen enough in that small sample to know he was better off in the minors. He had shown some promise in 2013, his best season in the majors, but he has struggled mightily since then.