4:34PM: The initial feeling is that Encarnacion’s injury isn’t overly serious, manager Aaron Boone told reporters (including Newsday’s Erik Boland).
3:29PM: Yankees designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion left today’s game with the Tigers in the seventh inning due to what the team called a left oblique strain. The slugger will return to New York to receive tests.
More will be known once Encarnacion is examined by doctors, but on the surface, it’s yet another in a seemingly endless series of injuries to Yankee players this season, and one that could have major ramifications on the postseason roster. Most oblique injuries generally carry a recovery timeline of 3-4 weeks, though depending on the severity of the strain, Encarnacion may well have taken his last at-bat in 2019.
It already doesn’t look like Aaron Hicks will be back for the postseason, while Mike Tauchman has been more definitively been ruled out for the next 6-to-8 weeks. One plus is the impending return of Giancarlo Stanton, and if Encarnacion is out, putting Stanton into the DH spot would be a natural move to help keep Stanton fresh and healthy after missing almost all of the 2019 campaign with a variety of injuries. If the Yankees are okay with using Stanton in the outfield, Clint Frazier or Mike Ford could also see DH duty, or the Yankees could split first base and DH between DJ LeMahieu and Luke Voit.
Encarnacion has been no stranger to the injured list since coming to New York from the Mariners in a June trade. He only just returned from the IL on Sept. 3 after missing a month of action with a right wrist fracture. When he has been in the lineup, Encarnacion has delivered his typically impressive performance at the plate, hitting .244/.344/.531 with 34 homers over 486 combined plate appearances for New York and Seattle this season.
It never ends…
I know right. Oh well. YANKEES SUCK. Just kidding it’s amazing how they’ve stayed afloat with everything that’s happened.
Tough break for Edwin. He worked hard to get back fast after breaking his wrist, now this.
EEk for sure, oblique injuries often aren’t transparent when it comes to the big bombers
It’s almost unbelievable.. how many I L stints yankee starters have.. he just came off with the wrist.. wtf is happening with the trainer and or trainers in the organization? How can so many players get hurt like this?
The trainers are like firemen, they react when something flares up and do their best to put out the fire as best they can. They’re not God, they can’t stop the mishap from happening in the first place.
But there is nothing suspicious at all.
no, there isnt
Yeah nothing at all crazy boi.
Hey Zee-you’ve played the conspiracy card too many times. Why don’t you move on?
Just like with my Halos….people will say they need to let go the trainers or managers. Injuries are just part of sports. Happens to everyone and all sports teams. Some just more than others. For baseball there are just so many games that you can tell the teams with good farm systems can fill in the holes and let the kids play. I would like to see the Yankees and Dodgers play in the end. Looks like we will probably be watching the Yankees and Astros battle for the AL. Hope the Yankees stay healthy to make it interesting in Oct.
nobody cares about your “halos” lol
Same goes for your “phone.” Thanks for your troll comment Al. That was a good conversation.
have the Halos actually tried changing their training and medical staff, because their injury rates – namedly for their starters – are well beyond the league average it seems.
No problem. It’s 2019…Cashman will resign Rob Refsnyder, and his playoff/WS slash will be 400/600/1000
He’s busy modeling for his HOF bust
Hall of Flops
Right along side Blake Swihart
I am sure it’s not that serious now and then tomorrow he’s on the IL for 2 weeks or something.
Greg. Bird.
The 2019 Yankees are like the old Timex Watch commercials. They take (physical) Licking but they keep on ticking!! I can’t remember a team with such depth the when a starter is injured…they never miss a beat!!! Unreal !!!!