New York Yankees: Encarnacion And Sanchez To Return Within Days

New York Yankees, Gary Sanchez

New York Yankee power hitters Edwin Encarnacion and Gary Sanchez should find their way back into the Yankee lineup within a few days. They’ve been out the last few weeks with injuries.

Sanchez hasn’t played since September 12th with groin tightness. He said that the injury was similar to the one that he had earlier in the season. He should hopefully return by the end of the regular season, but it’s unlikely that he wouldn’t be on the ALDS roster. Because of roster expansion, Sanchez remains on the active roster and can be ready to go whenever he is ready.

Sanchez is batting .233 with 34 home runs and 77 runs batted in.

Edwin Encarnacion also hasn’t played since September 12th, but has instead been out with an oblique strain. Like Sanchez, he remains on the active roster. Encarnacion will definately be back by the end of the regular season, but we aren’t sure exactly when yet. He is likely to return in the two game set against the Rays, but it may end up happening over the weekend in Texas.

Encarnacion is batting .244 with 34 home runs and 86 runs batted in. He was traded to the Yankees from the Mariners in mid-June.

Both Edwin Encarnacion and Gary Sanchez have huge impacts to the Yankees and the team wants them back as soon as possible. With the postseason just a week and a half away, the Yankees need everything they can. Both players have hit for power this year, just what the Yankees do best. Those bats back in the lineup will make an enormous impact for the team in the World Series hunt.

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