Edwin Elpidio Encarnación (born January 7, 1983), is a third baseman in Major League Baseball who plays for the Toronto Blue Jays. The 6 ft 1 in, 195-pound Encarnación bats and throws right-handed.
Although born in La Romana, Dominican Republic, he spent much of his youth in Puerto Rico and attended Manuel Toro High School in Caguas.
Encarnación was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the ninth round of the 2000 amateur draft and signed with them. On...
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Edwin Elpidio Encarnación (born January 7, 1983), is a third baseman in Major League Baseball who plays for the Toronto Blue Jays. The 6 ft 1 in, 195-pound Encarnación bats and throws right-handed.
Although born in La Romana, Dominican Republic, he spent much of his youth in Puerto Rico and attended Manuel Toro High School in Caguas.
Encarnación was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the ninth round of the 2000 amateur draft and signed with them. On June 15, 2001, he was traded along with Rubén Mateo to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for pitcher Rob Bell. He made his big league debut on June 24, 2005 and saw action in 69 games. He finished with a .232 batting average and nine home runs.
In 2007 Encarnación started the year slowly, struggling to bat over .200. He was frequently benched in favor of multi-position speedster Ryan Freel, which gave Josh Hamilton, who was attempting to resurrect his career after it was derailed by drug problems, more starts in center field. Encarnación was...
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