CHICAGO — Brett Gardner and Gio Urshela figure to impacted by the acquisition of Edwin Encarnacion and Giancarlo Stanton’s return from the injured list more than anybody else.
Encarnacion will be used mostly as a DH, which means Luke Voit will handle first base. That means DJ LeMahieu likely will get increased playing time at third base, where Urshela has played regularly since Miguel Andujar went on the IL in the middle of May.
Stanton will play left field, the position Gardner has manned since Aaron Hicks came off the IL on May 13.
“Obviously we have a lot of talented guys in the room and a lot of talented guys headed back which will do nothing but make our team stronger,’’ said Gardner, who started in center field Sunday and helped the Yankees to a 10-3 win over the White Sox by driving in four runs.