Edwin Encarnacion Nearing Return to Yankees After Being Revealed as Scranton's Leadoff Hitter Sunday

If you're a New York Yankees fan, today's Triple-A game between the Scranton Wilkes-Barre and the Buffalo Bisons is must-see TV, as veteran slugger Edwin Encarnacion will be the designated hitter.

Oh, and he's batting leadoff.

Edwin isn't the only big-leaguer rehabbing at Scranton on Sunday afternoon.

On top of Encarnacion getting plenty of at-bats atop the lineup, Yankees right-hander Luis Severino will toe the mound, as he continues to work his way back to the majors. He's been plagued with a shoulder injury and lat strain that have prevented him from pitching for the Yankees in 2019.

The expectation is for Severino to throw 35 pitches today, whereas Encarnacion will play a full nine innings in the DH spot and then move over to first base,

Encarnacion was placed on the 10-day injured list with a fractured wrist back in early-August after being hit by a pitch. If the initial timetable holds and there aren't any setbacks, the veteran first baseman should return to the big league team very soon.