New York Yankees DH/1B Edwin Encarnacion should be ready to play in the ALDS versus the Minnesota Twins. Encarnacion hasn’t played since September 12th. He was out with an oblique strain.
He was supposed to play sometime during the team’s final road-trip, but his return date kept getting pushed back. Aaron Boone finally said that he would just get a ton of simulated at-bats during the off days.
Boone said that Edwin looked and felt 100% in his simulated at-bats on Tuesday and Wednesday. He had “hard cuts” and seemed ready to go. He could play the field if needed, but Boone wants him to stay in the DH role.