NEW YORK (AP) — Edwin Encarnación joined the New York Yankees' lengthy injured list, breaking his right wrist when hit by a pitch from Boston reliever Josh Smith in the eighth inning of a doubleheader opener Saturday.Encarnación, the Yankees designated hitter, stayed in the game and the team said initial X-rays were negative. He then went for a CT scan, which revealed the fracture.Encarnación will remain in New York during the team's upcoming trip and be re-evaluated. There was no word on how long he might be sidelined, or whether he would play again this season.The Yankees recalled first baseman Mike Ford from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.Acquired from Seattle on June 15 for minor league right-hander Juan Then, the 36-year-old Encarnación has 30 home runs this season while hitting .240 with 76 RBIs. He is batting .238 with nine homers and 27 RBIs in 36 games for the Yankees.He became the 15th Yankees player currently on the disabled list, joining catcher Gary Sánchez (left groin strain), outfielder Giancarlo Stanton (sprained right knee), first baseman Luke Voit (sports hernia), right-handers Luis Severino and Dellin Betances (lat muscles) and left-hander CC Sabathia (right knee inflammation).___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — Edwin Encarnación joined the New York Yankees' lengthy injured list, breaking his right wrist when hit by a pitch from Boston reliever Josh Smith in the eighth inning of a doubleheader opener Saturday.Encarnación, the Yankees designated hitter, stayed in the game and the team said initial X-rays were negative. He then went for a CT scan, which revealed the fracture.Encarnación will remain in New York during the team's upcoming trip and be re-evaluated. There was no word on how long he might be sidelined, or whether he would play again this season.The Yankees recalled first baseman Mike Ford from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.Acquired from Seattle on June 15 for minor league right-hander Juan Then, the 36-year-old Encarnación has 30 home runs this season while hitting .240 with 76 RBIs. He is batting .238 with nine homers and 27 RBIs in 36 games for the Yankees.He became the 15th Yankees player currently on the disabled list, joining catcher Gary Sánchez (left groin strain), outfielder Giancarlo Stanton (sprained right knee), first baseman Luke Voit (sports hernia), right-handers Luis Severino and Dellin Betances (lat muscles) and left-hander CC Sabathia (right knee inflammation).___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees first baseman Luke Voit was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday after straining his abdomen against the Boston Red Sox in London last weekend.The move leaves the AL East leaders without one of their steadiest sluggers this season. The 6-foot-3, 225-pound Voit is hitting .280 with 17 homers, 50 RBIs and a .901 OPS."Since we've gotten him in the trade last year he's been a great player for us — period," New York manager Aaron Boone said.The move is retroactive to Sunday, a day after Voit got hurt. Edwin Encarnación started at first base Tuesday night in the Subway Series opener against the Mets at Citi Field.Encarnación has primarily been used at designated hitter since he was acquired from Seattle. He began the night leading the AL with 24 home runs.The team thinks Voit can return against Toronto during the weekend right after the All-Star break."Even the Sunday game in London, he was out doing his ground balls — it felt pretty good," Boone said. "But when we... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees first baseman Luke Voit has been put on the injured list after straining his abdomen against Boston in London last weekend.He is New York's 21st player to go on the injured list this season, one more than last year. He is the Yankees' 14th player currently on the list, which includes outfielder Giancarlo Stanton and pitchers Luis Severino and Dellin Betances.The move was announced before Tuesday night's Subway Series opener at the Mets and is retroactive to Sunday, a day after Voit was hurt. He is batting .280 with 17 homers and 50 RBIs.Infielder Mike Ford and left-hander Nestor Cortes Jr. were recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Tauchman reported to the New York Yankees for the first time before an exhibition game at Washington, three days before opening day and two days after he was acquired from Colorado in a trade."Aaron Judge came over during batting practice, said, 'Hey man, you're here to help us win. You need anything, let me know.'" the outfielder recalled. "That's such a little thing. It took maybe 15 seconds, but it's great to know these guys really made me feel like part of a team from the minute I stepped in the clubhouse."Little did Tauchman and the Yankees know how much the club would need him.New York already has placed 16 players on the injured list this season, four shy of its disabled list total for all of last year. Still, the Yankees are 23-16, 1½ games behind first-place Tampa Bay in the AL East.Tauchman and Cameron Maybin were acquired in trades. Infielder Thairo Estrada, first baseman Mike Ford and pitcher Joseph Harvey were brought up from the minors to make their... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Tauchman reported to the New York Yankees for the first time before an exhibition game at Washington, three days before opening day and two days after he was acquired from Colorado in a trade."Aaron Judge came over during batting practice, said, 'Hey man, you're here to help us win. You need anything, let me know.'" the outfielder recalled. "That's such a little thing. It took maybe 15 seconds, but it's great to know these guys really made me feel like part of a team from the minute I stepped in the clubhouse."Little did Tauchman and the Yankees know how much the club would need him.New York already has placed 16 players on the injured list this season, four shy of its disabled list total for all of last year. Still, the Yankees started Saturday with a 23-15 record, a half-game behind first-place Tampa Bay in the AL East.Tauchman and Cameron Maybin were acquired in trades. Infielder Thairo Estrada, first baseman Mike Ford and pitcher Joseph Harvey were brought up... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Miguel Andújar was activated by Yankees on Saturday and New York lost pitcher James Paxton to the 10-day injury list.Andújar, who missed 28 games because of a small labrum tear in his right shoulder, was batting fourth and playing third base against the Minnesota Twins.Paxton exited Friday's start after the third inning with left knee soreness. He threw 64 pitches — 33 in the third inning before departing. He underwent an MRI on Saturday."It's just something that's nagging at me enough that I couldn't execute pitches," Paxton said Friday. "I'm not real worried it's going to be something long-term. I'm hoping it's something that's just a quick fix."The Yankees were happy to get Andújar back after they feared he might need surgery that could jeopardize his season, but he responded well to rehab and rejoined the Yankees on Friday."Excited to have another guy with Miggy's capabilities, just potentially adding a little bit more length to our lineup," manager Aaron Boone said.... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Miguel Andújar was activated by the New York Yankees on Saturday and was batting fourth and playing third base against the Minnesota Twins.Andújar missed 28 games because of a small labrum tear in his right shoulder. He had been among 13 players on the injured list.Initially, the Yankees feared Andújar might need surgery that could jeopardize his season, but he responded well to rehab and rejoined the Yankees on Friday."Excited to have another guy with Miggy's capabilities, just potentially adding a little bit more length to our lineup," manager Aaron Boone said. "So one of the guys we've been looking forward to getting back. The rehab process for him has gone as well as we could have hoped, so feel good about getting him back in the mix."The Yankees are still without Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Didi Gregorius, Luis Severino, Dellin Betances, Aaron Hicks, Greg Bird and Troy Tulowitzki.Andújar was injured diving back into third base on a pickoff attempt against Baltimore during New York's third game this season on March 31.He batted .297 with 27 homers and 92 RBIs last season when he was runner-up for AL Rookie of the Year.To make room for Andújar, first baseman Mike Ford was optioned back to Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Ford batted .179 (5-for-28) with one homer and two RBIs in 10 games.

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees have activated Miguel Andújar from the injured list. He is batting fourth and playing third base against the Minnesota Twins.Andújar missed 28 games because of a small labrum tear in his right shoulder. He was among 13 players on the injured list before Saturday.Initially, the Yankees feared Andújar might need surgery that could jeopardize his season, but he responded well to rehab. He was injured diving back into third base on a pickoff attempt against Baltimore during New York's third game this season on March 31.Andújar batted .297 with 27 homers and 92 RBIs last season when he was runner-up for AL Rookie of the Year.To make room for Andújar, first baseman Mike Ford was optioned back to Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

BOSTON (AP) — Chris Sale remained winless after five starts but struck out a season-high 10 in five innings as the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 7-4 Tuesday to start their first doubleheader sweep at Fenway Park since August 1965.Spencer Turnbull (1-2) pitched five shutout innings for his first major league win, leading the Tigers to a 4-2 victory in the nightcap that left the World Series champions at 9-15.Brandon Dixon greeted Marcus Walden with a three-run double after the Tigers loaded the bases against Hector Velázquez (0-2), and the Red Sox were swept in a twin-bill for the first time since the Los Angeles Angels accomplished the feat on July 20, 2015.Sale gave up two runs, five hits and two walks, lowering his ERA from 8.50 to 7.43. The 30-year-old, who signed a $160 million, six-year contract late in spring training, had never gone his first five starts in a big league season without a victory.In the first game, Matthew Boyd (2-1) combined with three relievers on a five-hitter... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge won't be back with the New York Yankees anytime soon, a further blow to an injury-decimated team with a mediocre record 3½ weeks into the season.New York's biggest offensive threat and the heart of its clubhouse went on the injured list for the third time in four seasons Sunday, a day after straining the oblique muscle on the left side of his abdomen while hitting a sixth-inning single against Kansas City."Especially tough times like this, when a lot of guys are beat up, I wanted to be out there in the trenches with the guys every single day," Judge said after Sunday's 7-6, 10-inning win over Kansas City .Manager Aaron Boone called it a "pretty significant strain in there" and would not estimate a return date. Judge broke his right wrist when hit by a pitch by the Royals' Jakob Junis last July 26, and while Boone originally projected a return in three weeks, Judge did not rejoin the Yankees until Sept. 14."There's no need to put a time, a clock on it, because... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge won't be back with the New York Yankees anytime soon, a further blow to an injury-decimated team with a mediocre record 3½ weeks into the season.New York's biggest offensive threat and the heart of its clubhouse went on the injured list for the third time in four seasons Sunday, a day after straining the oblique muscle on the left side of his abdomen while hitting a sixth-inning single against Kansas City."Pretty significant strain in there," manager Aaron Boone said. "These next couple of weeks will kind of be a lot of just the healing process, so I think once we get through these first couple of weeks then we'll have a better timeline."Judge broke his right wrist when hit by a pitch by the Royals' Jakob Junis last July 26 and did not return until Sept. 14. The Yankees were 65-36 when Judge went on the DL, went 25-20 while he was out, then won 10 of their final 16 games en route to a second-place finish in the AL East.He became the Yankees' major league-high... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest addition to the Yankees' injured list is all too familiar with life on the shelf.First baseman Greg Bird went on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a left plantar fascia tear, giving New York a dozen players on the IL less than three weeks into the season.The Yankees announced the move before the opener of a two-game series with the Boston Red Sox. Bird will be in a boot for 10 to 14 days before being re-evaluated, and manager Aaron Boone expects the left-handed hitter will miss at least a month. Breakout slugger Luke Voit will get most of the reps at first base in the meantime.It's the fourth straight year Bird has been injured early in the season, including when he missed all of 2016 following right shoulder surgery. He has never played more than 82 games in a year, missing much of the past two seasons due to issues with his right ankle.Boone isn't certain when this injury occurred. Bird sought treatment before Saturday's 4-0 victory over the White Sox, but... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees have placed first baseman Greg Bird on the 10-day injured list with a left plantar fascia tear, giving the team a dozen players on the shelf less than three weeks into the season.New York announced the move Tuesday, hours before opening a two-game series with the rival Boston Red Sox.The oft-injured Bird has never played more than 82 games in a season, missing most of that time due to issues with his right ankle. It's unclear when he suffered this injury to his left foot. He's batting .171 with one homer and .550 OPS.More than half of New York's starting lineup was already on the IL. Catcher Gary Sánchez (left calf strain) went down late last week, joining outfielders Giancarlo Stanton (strained left biceps) and Aaron Hicks (left lower back strain), shortstop Didi Gregorius (recovering from Tommy John surgery last October), third baseman Miguel Andújar (torn labrum in right shoulder) and shortstop Troy Tulowitzki (strained left calf).New York called up first baseman Mike Ford from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and transferred outfielder Jacob Ellsbury to the 60-day injured list.___Follow Jake Seiner: https://twitter.com/Jake_Seiner___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Ryon Healy joined his new teammates Tuesday for the Seattle Mariners' first scheduled full-squad workout of spring training. But all he could do was stand around and watch.Healy had surgery last Wednesday to remove a bone spur in his right hand and cannot take part in drills. His prognosis for recovery is four to six weeks before the Mariners hope he can get into games.That wasn't the plan when the Mariners acquired the 26-year-old Healy in a trade with the Oakland Athletics last November. He is Seattle's projected starting first baseman after batting .271 with 25 home runs and 78 RBIs last year, his first full major league season.But the start to his Mariners tenure has been delayed."I can't sit here and dwell on the negativity about it. I really have to find a positive, and that's that my body is going to get some rest and I get an opportunity to meet some teammates and form some relationships before I even step on the field," Healy said.Healy has a bandage on the... [More]