Edwin Encarnación

Q: How old is Edwin Encarnación?

Edwin Encarnación is 40 years old.

Q: When was Edwin Encarnación born?

Edwin Encarnación was born on January 7, 1983.

Q: Where was Edwin Encarnación born?

Edwin Encarnación was born in La Romana, La Romana.

Q: How tall is Edwin Encarnación?

Edwin Encarnación is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Edwin Encarnación weigh when playing?

Edwin Encarnación weighed 230 lbs (104 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Edwin Encarnación play?

Edwin Encarnación played 16 seasons.

Q: Is Edwin Encarnación in the Hall of Fame?

Edwin Encarnación has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Edwin Encarnación drafted?

Edwin Encarnación was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 9th round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft from Manuela Toro HS (Caguas, Puerto Rico) .

Q: What position did Edwin Encarnación play?

Edwin Encarnación was a Designated Hitter, Third Baseman and First Baseman.

Q: How many hits did Edwin Encarnación have?

Edwin Encarnación had 1,832 hits over his career.

Positions: Designated Hitter, Third Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 230lb (185cm, 104kg)

Born: January 7, 1983 in La Romana, Dominican Republic do

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 9th round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft from Manuela Toro HS (Caguas, Puerto Rico).

High School: Manuela Toro HS (Caguas, Puerto Rico)

Debut: June 24, 2005 (Age 22-168d, 18,700th in major league history)
vs. CLE 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 2020 (Age 37-264d)
vs. CHC 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2005 season

Agents: Rep 1 Baseball • Previously: Arn Tellem

Full Name: Edwin Elpidio Encarnación

Nicknames: EE or Rivera

Pronunciation: \ehn-kahr-nah-see-OHN\

Twitter: @Encadwin

Instagram: @encadwin

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3x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

35.5

7040

1832

424

.260

1099

RBI

1261

OBP

.350

SLG

.496

OPS

.846

OPS+

123

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2000	17	TEX-min	Rk	51	205	177	31	55	6	3	0	36	3	1	21	27	.311	.381	.379	.760		67	7	1	3	3	1		RGS · GULF
2001	18	TEX-CIN-min	Rk,A	106	453	418	52	113	19	4	10	57	11	5	28	68	.270	.316	.407	.723		170	12	2	1	4	0		BIL,SAV,DAY · PION,SALL,MIDW
2002	19	CIN-min	A	136	571	518	80	146	32	4	17	73	25	7	40	108	.282	.338	.458	.796		237	15	7	0	6	2		DAY · MIDW
2003	20	CIN-min	AA,A+	125	528	469	80	138	28	2	11	65	15	4	46	76	.294	.357	.433	.790		203	5	4	1	8	1		CNG,POT · SOUL,CARL
2004	21	CIN-min	AA	120	526	469	73	132	35	1	13	76	17	3	53	79	.281	.352	.443	.796		208	5	0	1	3	3		CNG · SOUL
2005	22	CIN-min	AAA	78	330	290	44	91	23	0	15	54	7	2	33	53	.314	.388	.548	.936		159	8	4	0	3	1		LOU · IL
2005	22	CIN	NL	69	234	211	25	49	16	0	9	31	3	0	20	60	.232	.308	.436	.744	93	92	8	3	0	0	2	5H
2006	23	CIN-min	AAA	10	38	36	6	11	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	11	.306	.342	.472	.814		17	1	0	0	0	0		LOU · IL
2006	23	CIN	NL	117	467	406	60	112	33	1	15	72	6	3	41	78	.276	.359	.473	.831	108	192	9	13	0	3	3	*5/H3
2007	24	CIN-min	AAA	11	47	46	12	19	3	0	3	7	1	0	1	4	.413	.426	.674	1.099		31	0	0	0	0	0		LOU · IL
2007	24	CIN	NL	139	560	502	66	145	25	1	16	76	8	1	39	86	.289	.356	.438	.794	101	220	5	14	0	1	4	*5/H
2008	25	CIN	NL	146	582	506	75	127	29	1	26	68	1	0	61	102	.251	.340	.466	.807	108	236	13	10	0	5	1	*5/H
2009	26	CIN-min	AAA	11	45	37	5	10	1	0	2	8	0	0	8	6	.270	.400	.459	.859		17	1	0	0	0	0		LOU · IL
2009	26	TOT	MLB	85	338	293	35	66	11	2	13	39	2	1	37	67	.225	.320	.410	.729	91	120	5	5	0	3	0	5
2009	26	CIN	NL	43	165	139	10	29	6	1	5	16	1	1	24	38	.209	.333	.374	.707	87	52	3	2	0	0	0	5
2009	26	TOR	AL	42	173	154	25	37	5	1	8	23	1	0	13	29	.240	.306	.442	.748	94	68	2	3	0	3	0	5
2010	27	TOR-min	AAA,A+	10	48	42	11	15	2	0	4	14	0	0	4	5	.357	.438	.690	1.128		29	1	2	0	0	0		LVG,DUN · PCL,FLOR
2010	27	TOR	AL	96	367	332	47	81	16	0	21	51	1	0	29	60	.244	.305	.482	.787	109	160	9	2	0	4	1	5/D
2011	28	TOR	AL	134	530	481	70	131	36	0	17	55	8	2	43	77	.272	.334	.453	.787	111	218	17	3	0	3	2	D53H
2012	29	TOR	AL	151	644	542	93	152	24	0	42	110	13	3	84	94	.280	.384	.557	.941	153	302	6	11	0	7	12	D3/75	MVP-11
2013	30	TOR	AL	142	621	530	90	144	29	1	36	104	7	1	82	62	.272	.370	.534	.904	145	283	20	4	0	5	7	3D5	AS,MVP-14
2014	31	TOR-min	AAA,A+	4	12	12	1	3	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.500	.750		6	0	0	0	0	0		BFL,DUN · IL,FLOR
2014	31	TOR	AL	128	542	477	75	128	27	2	34	98	2	0	62	82	.268	.354	.547	.901	152	261	18	2	0	1	6	3D/7H	AS
2015	32	TOR	AL	146	624	528	94	146	31	0	39	111	3	2	77	98	.277	.372	.557	.929	148	294	14	9	0	10	5	D3/H	MVP-12
2016	33	TOR	AL	160	702	601	99	158	34	0	42	127	2	0	87	138	.263	.357	.529	.886	134	318	22	5	0	8	3	D3	AS,MVP-14
2017	34	CLE	AL	157	669	554	96	143	20	1	38	107	2	0	104	133	.258	.377	.504	.881	128	279	18	5	0	5	5	*D3/H	MVP-20
2018	35	CLE	AL	137	579	500	74	123	16	1	32	107	3	0	63	132	.246	.336	.474	.810	116	237	14	8	0	7	2	*D3
2019	36	NYY-min	AAA	2	9	8	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.125	.222	.125	.347		1	1	1	0	0	0		SWB · IL
2019	36	TOT	AL	109	486	418	81	102	18	0	34	86	0	1	58	103	.244	.344	.531	.875	131	222	4	7	0	3	1	3D/4H
2019	36	SEA	AL	65	289	241	48	58	7	0	21	49	0	1	41	55	.241	.356	.531	.888	137	128	3	4	0	3	0	3D/4H
2019	36	NYY	AL	44	197	177	33	44	11	0	13	37	0	0	17	48	.249	.325	.531	.856	123	94	1	3	0	0	1	D3
2020	37	CHW	AL	44	181	159	19	25	5	0	10	19	0	0	16	54	.157	.250	.377	.627	70	60	3	4	0	1	0	*D/H
16 Yrs				1960	8126	7040	1099	1832	370	10	424	1261	61	14	903	1426	.260	.350	.496	.846	123	3494	185	105	0	66	54
162 Game Avg.				162	672	582	91	151	31	1	35	104	5	1	75	118	.260	.350	.496	.846	123	289	15	9	0	5	4
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
TOR (8 yrs)				999	4203	3645	593	977	202	4	239	679	37	8	477	640	.268	.355	.522	.878	136	1904	108	39	0	41	36
CIN (5 yrs)				514	2008	1764	236	462	109	4	71	263	19	5	185	364	.262	.345	.449	.793	103	792	38	42	0	9	10
CLE (2 yrs)				294	1248	1054	170	266	36	2	70	214	5	0	167	265	.252	.358	.490	.848	123	516	32	13	0	12	7
NYY (1 yr)				44	197	177	33	44	11	0	13	37	0	0	17	48	.249	.325	.531	.856	123	94	1	3	0	0	1
SEA (1 yr)				65	289	241	48	58	7	0	21	49	0	1	41	55	.241	.356	.531	.888	137	128	3	4	0	3	0
CHW (1 yr)				44	181	159	19	25	5	0	10	19	0	0	16	54	.157	.250	.377	.627	70	60	3	4	0	1	0

AL (12 yrs)				1446	6118	5276	863	1370	261	6	353	998	42	9	718	1062	.260	.352	.512	.864	131	2702	147	63	0	57	44
NL (5 yrs)				514	2008	1764	236	462	109	4	71	263	19	5	185	364	.262	.345	.449	.793	103	792	38	42	0	9	10

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Edwin Encarnación?

Edwin Encarnación is 40 years old.

When was Edwin Encarnación born?

Edwin Encarnación was born on January 7, 1983.

Where was Edwin Encarnación born?

Edwin Encarnación was born in La Romana, La Romana.

How tall is Edwin Encarnación?

Edwin Encarnación is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Edwin Encarnación weigh when playing?

Edwin Encarnación weighed 230 lbs (104 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Edwin Encarnación play?

Edwin Encarnación played 16 seasons.

Is Edwin Encarnación in the Hall of Fame?

Edwin Encarnación has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Edwin Encarnación drafted?

Edwin Encarnación was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 9th round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft from Manuela Toro HS (Caguas, Puerto Rico).

What position did Edwin Encarnación play?

Edwin Encarnación was a Designated Hitter, Third Baseman and First Baseman.

How many hits did Edwin Encarnación have?

Edwin Encarnación had 1,832 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Edwin Encarnación have?

Edwin Encarnación had 424 home runs over his career.

What was Edwin Encarnación's average?

Edwin Encarnación had a .260 average over his career.

How many teams has Edwin Encarnación played for?

Edwin Encarnación played for 6 teams; the Cincinnati Reds, Toronto Blue Jays, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners and Chicago White Sox.

How many World Series has Edwin Encarnación won?

Edwin Encarnación has never won a World Series.

When did Edwin Encarnación retire?

Edwin Encarnación last played in 2020.

What is Edwin Encarnación's Twitter account?

Edwin Encarnación is on Twitter at Encadwin.

What is Edwin Encarnación's Instagram account?

Edwin Encarnación is on Instagram at encadwin.

What are Edwin Encarnación's nicknames?

EE, Rivera are nicknames for Edwin Encarnación.

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