Yankees News: Edwin Encarnacion Activated off IL After Wrist Injury Recovery

The New York Yankees' potent lineup got another boost Tuesday as slugger Edwin Encarnacion was activated off the injured list. He will hit fifth against the Texas Rangers as the team's designated hitter.

Encarnacion missed nearly a month of action with a fractured right wrist.

"I feel good. I feel healthy. I feel 100 percent," he said Monday, per Conor Foley of the Times-Tribune. "Ready to go."

Encarnacion, 36, remains one of baseball's most dangerous sluggers, hitting .240 with 30 homers, 76 RBI and 75 runs in 101 total games. Since joining the Yankees he's hitting .238 with nine dingers and 27 RBI in 36 contests.

One of the prevalent storylines of the MLB season is the rash of injuries the Yankees have suffered without missing a beat. Despite sending 29 different players to the injured list this year—an MLB record the team surely didn't want to set—and easily leading the majors 2,324 days missed to injury, the Yankees currently sit at 90-49, tied with the Houston Astros for the best record in baseball.

They also hold a comfortable nine-game lead over the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East.

And the Yankees remain far from whole on the injury front. Third baseman Miguel Andujar is out for the season, while players like Dellin Betances, Greg Bird, Aaron Hicks, Luis Severino, Giancarlo Stanton and Gio Urshela, among others, could all make their returns in September.

The Yankees could be close to full strength for the postseason, a scary thought for the rest of the American League. But for now, getting back Encarnacion to add more pop to the middle of the lineup is a good start.