He finished the 2015 regular season with a .277 batting average, 39 home runs, and 111 RBIs. Encarnación played in all 5 games of the 2015 American League Division Series, and batted .333 with one home run and 3 RBIs. In the American League Championship Series, he hit .227 with two RBIs in 6 games. On October 27, Encarnación underwent successful sports hernia surgery. Encarnación's $10 million option for 2016 was exercised by the Blue Jays on November 3.