Thu 8/14/14 10:33 AM

Encarnacion (quad) is expected to rejoin the Blue Jays on Friday in Chicago, the National Post reports. Encarnacion continues to rehab at Triple-A Buffalo, where he singled in four at-bats and played a full game at first base Wednesday. It was his first time playing the field in more than a month, and he came away without any discomfort. Barring a setback Thursday, expect Encarnacion to be back in the mix for Toronto over the weekend. Prior to hitting the DL - Encarnacion has not played since July 5 - he was hitting .277 with 70 RBI and 26 home runs in 88 games.