VIDEO: Blue Jays' Encarnacion breaks team record for home runs in a month
Reuters / Mark Blinch
Edwin Encarnacion did it again, as the Blue Jays slugger belted his 15th home run in May to break Jose Bautista's record for most home runs in a single month.
The latest bomb occurred in the fourth inning against Kansas City Royals starter James Shields and gave the Blue Jays a 4-2 lead.
Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports puts Encarnacion's record-breaking home run into perspective.
Edwin Encarnacion has 15 home runs in May. Every single Royal combined has 22 home runs in April and May together.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) May 30, 2014
He needs just one more home run to match the American League record for homers in May, which was set by legendary New York Yankees slugger Mickey Mantle.
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