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NEW YORK – The Yankees have just had four days off last week for the all-star break and manager Aaron Boone is already at rest.
Receiver Gary Sanchez, central defender Aaron Hicks and designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion were all out of the Yankees' squad for Sunday's game at Yankee Stadium against the Toronto Blue Jays.
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What is thought?
For starters, Encarnacion showed up on Sunday at the baseball stadium after being drilled in the left hand with a throw in the eighth round of Saturday's 2-1 defeat against the Blue Jays.
As for Sanchez and Hicks, they were off on the third day of a game in which the Yankees will play 17 games in 17 days, from July 12 to 28, the top 10 at Yankee Stadium, then three in Minnesota and four in Boston.
"I'm just trying to be a little strategist right now, while we're at the beginning of a 17 in a row," Boone said. "Hicks is a guy I'm going to have a few days here and there (because of his early-season problems). I felt like a day game here (Sunday) by starting Tampa's (four-game) series, it made sense to drop it periodically during this game to have different types of players different days. "
Encarnacion not starting on Sunday was only a precaution.
"He was a little sore, but he had x-rays (Saturday) and they were negative," said Boone. He is definitely a player (on the bench) for us (Sunday). He said that he felt pretty good on Sunday morning. I just decided to give it the day. "
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