VIDEO: Blue Jays' Encarnacion blasts 16th May homer, ties Mickey Mantle's AL record
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Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Edwin Encarnacion is absolutely tearing the cover off the ball in the month of May and now has two long balls to his credit Thursday night vs. the Kansas City Royals.
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Edwin Encarnacion's 2nd HR of the night ties him with Mickey Mantle (1956) as the only AL players to hit 16 HRs in May
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 30, 2014
It's Encarnacion's fifth multi-home run game of the month and he's now just one blast shy of Barry Bonds' all-time May record of 17 bombs.
Encarnacion's five multi-homer games in the month are tied for most Major League history. Albert Belle (Sept. 95),Harmon Killebrew (May, 59)
— Gregor Chisholm (@gregorMLB) May 30, 2014
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