Yankees Edwin Encarnacion will miss minimum 3-5 weeks

After being hit on the wrist in Game 1 of Saturday’s doubleheader versus the Red Sox, Yankees slugger Edwin Encarnacion has been diagnosed with a hairline fracture and will likely be out of action until September.

It’s truly amazing that the Yankees are an American League-best 71-39, and sit eight games up on the second-place Rays.

I say “amazing” because Edwin Encarnacion became the club’s 25th player (31 stints in total) to go on the dreaded injured list this season. And that number could soon increase after Aaron Hicks left Game 2 of Saturday’s doubleheader with a sore right elbow.

Encarnacion, who had three hits in the doubleheader opener, finished out the contest, but will now likely be…