Edwin Encarnación
Edwin Encarnación
Edwin Encarnacion's spring debut delayed by at least another week
Published
Mar. 15, 2016 12:37 p.m. ET
foxsports
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Toronto Blue Jays slugger Edwin Encarnacion will be sidelined for at least a week because of a strained side.
Manager John Gibbons calls it a "minor oblique problem" and expects Encarnacion to be ready for the April 3 opener at Tampa Bay.
The two-time All-Star first baseman/designated hitter was expected to make his spring training debut this week. Encarnacion already has missed more than two weeks recovering from an abscessed tooth that was pulled Feb. 28.
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Encarnacion batted .277 with 39 homers and 111 RBI last season, helping lead Toronto to its first AL East title in 22 years.
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