MINNEAPOLIS — Edwin Encarnacion fouled a ball off his left foot in the ninth inning of Wednesday night’s 10-7 win over the Twins and winced in pain, but that didn’t stop him from blasting a milestone homer and getting a gift from his Yankees teammates.
After being attended to by trainer Steve Donohue, Encarnacion remained in the game and launched a solo homer. It was Encarnacion’s ninth homer with the Yankees and gave him 30 for the season. It’s the eighth straight year he has hit 30 or more homers.
As for the left foot, it was sore.