Seattle Post-Intelligencer · Jun 16, 2019
AP source: Yanks near deal to get Encarnación from Mariners
CHICAGO (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations says the New York Yankees are close to getting slugger Edwin Encarnación in a trade with the Seattle Mariners.
The person spoke to The Associated Press under condition of anonymity because the trade was not complete Saturday.
ESPN was the first to report the deal. It was not immediately known what the Yankees might send to the Mariners.
The 36-year-old Encarnación began the day leading the AL with 21 home runs in his first season with Seattle. He has averaged 37 homers and 109 RBIs in his last seven years.
Encarnación was not on the field with the Mariners as they warmed up for Saturday night's game at Oakland.