Blue Jays' Encarnacion shut down after MRI reveals inflammation in back

Toronto Blue Jays slugger Edwin Encarnacion will be out for upward of a week after an MRI revealed inflammation in his lower right back. Encarnacion felt tightness in his back and opted to get it checked out for precautionary reasons. He didn't play in any of the team's split-squad games Monday. "It's something I...

By Chris Toman