Edwin Encarnacion said he could play first base if asked, but when the Yankees announced their ALDS roster on Friday there were three first baseman on it.
Despite Luke Voit’s struggles in the final month of the season he was included among the 13 position players who will face the Twins in the best-of-five series that opens Friday night at Yankee Stadium.
Encarnacion hasn’t played in a game since Sept. 12 due to a strained left oblique muscle and while Boone said he could use Encarnacion at first the club obviously felt a need for Voit.