Blue Jays slugger Edwin Encarnacion will be sidelined for at least 4-5 days after an MRI exam on his injured back revealed inflammation.
Encarnacion has had some previous back issues, but a week off has always done the trick and the Blue Jays are hopeful it’s once again nothing major.
Slated to be Toronto’s everyday designated hitter this season, Encarnacion hit .268 with 34 homers last season despite missing six weeks with a quadriceps injury and topped a .900 OPS for the third consecutive year at age 31.