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Add Edwin Encarnacion to the possible endangered Yankees list, a group that already includes Luke Voit, and which could hamper this team’s hopes of playing deep into October.

Encarnacion is headed to the injured list with a right wrist fracture after getting hit by a Josh Smith pitch in Game 1 of a doubleheader with the Red Sox on Saturday. Last year, Aaron Judge suffered a chip fracture in his right wrist and missed seven weeks.

Encarnacion, who had three hits in the 9-2 victory, was in obvious pain after getting plunked, but stayed in the game to run the bases.

The Yankees announced Encarnacion will remain in New York during the team’s upcoming road trip and will be reevaluated by doctors in the next seven-to-10 days. A further rehab timeline will follow.

If this injury had happened a week ago, the Yankees could’ve looked for a replacement for Encarnacion. But without an Aug. 31 waiver trade deadline anymore, they can’t add anyone for the postseason. Instead, first baseman Mike Ford was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to replace Encarnacion on the roster.

Voit (sports hernia) recently received a cortisone shot, but it is uncertain if he will need surgery that could end his season.

Without Voit, Encarnacion had been playing some first base, in addition to his designated hitter duties. DJ LeMahieu started at first base in both games of the doubleheader Saturday.

Since being acquired from the Mariners in exchange for prospect Juan Then on June 15, Encarnacion has performed well, with a slash line of .223/.312/.489 and nine home runs in 35 games.

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