As a long offseason begins for the Toronto Blue Jays, star slugger Edwin Encarnacion will be on the shelf for a period of time due to a sports hernia.
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Encarnacion Undergoes Surgery
Tuesday, Oct. 27
According to Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca, Encarnacion had surgery to fix the sports hernia Tuesday and “will be fine” when the Blue Jays open spring training in February.
Encarnacion also offered an Instagram update on the procedure:
Encarnacion has a $10 million team option for 2016 that is almost certain to be picked up. There’s no logical reason it wouldn’t be, as the 32-year-old is a bargain at that price after posting an OPS over .900 each of the last four seasons.
The postseason was a struggle for Encarnacion, which may be explained in part by the sports hernia. He had just three extra-base hits in 11 games, including none in the first five games of the American League Championship Series against the Kansas City Royals.
Despite losing in the ALCS, the Blue Jays are set up to be playoff contenders again in 2016 with a potent lineup that features Encarnacion, Jose Bautista, Josh Donaldson and Troy Tulowitzki.
Encarnacion has more than three months to recover from his sports hernia surgery before spring training starts, so there’s no reason to think he won’t return next season ready to post another 30-homer, 100-RBI campaign.
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