Edwin Encarnacion or Edwin Encarnación (born January 7, 1983 in La Romana, Dominican Republic) is a third baseman for Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds franchise. The 6'-1", 195-pound Encarnacion bats and throws right-handed. Although born in the Dominican Republic, he attended Manuel Toro High School in Caguas, Puerto Rico. January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is currently under construction // This year in baseball Events January 12 - Brooks Robinson and Juan Marichal are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America. ... The position of the third baseman A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in the sport of baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base, the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in a counterclockwise succession in order to score a run. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Major league affiliations National League (1890–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1,5,8,10,18,20,24 Name Cincinnati Reds (1876–present) (Referred to as Redlegs 1953-1958) Ballpark Great American Ball Park (2003–present) Riverfront Stadium (1970-2002) a. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

He is not related to former Red and current St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Juan Encarnacion. It has been suggested that 2007 St. ... An outfielder moves in to catch a fly ball Outfielder is a collective term including left fielder, center fielder, and right fielder, the three positions in baseball farthest from the batter. ... Juan De Dios Encarnacion was born on March 8, 1976 in Las Matas de Farfan, Dominican Republic. ...

He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 9th round of the 2000 MLB draft. Originally signed by the Texas Rangers, he and outfielder Ruben Mateo were traded to the Reds on June 15, 2001 for pitcher Rob Bell. Major league affiliations American League (1961–present) West Division (1972–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 26,34,42 Name Texas Rangers (1972–present) Washington Senators (1961-1971) Ballpark Ameriquest Field in Arlington (1994–present) a. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Major league affiliations American League (1961–present) West Division (1972–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 26,34,42 Name Texas Rangers (1972–present) Washington Senators (1961-1971) Ballpark Ameriquest Field in Arlington (1994–present) a. ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... {{BID HEAD . ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Rob Bell, Everything is Spiritual Tour, Cleveland OH; Photograph: Virgil Vaduva Rob Bell (August 23, 1970 - ) is the founding pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church, located in Grandville, Michigan. ...

Edwin Encarnacion made his major league debut on June 24, 2005 and played in 69 games, hitting .232 with 9 home runs. June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2005 throughout the world. ... Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively. ... In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run himself (along with a run scored by each runner who was already on base), with no errors by the defensive team on...

Many baseball pundits and Reds fans alike believe that Encarnacion has the ability to become a potent offensive third baseman, but needs to overcome fielding deficiencies that usually manifests itself in rushed or off-balance throws to first base that allow batters to reach safely on plays that would otherwise normally be outs. During the 2005 season, he committed 10 errors; thus far during the 2006 season, he has committed 19 errors. The position of the first baseman First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that players team. ... In baseball, an error is the act, in the judgment of the official scorer, of a fielder misplaying a ball in a manner that allows a batter or runner to reach one or more additional bases, on a play that would normally be completed successfully with ordinary effort. ...

Career stats

• Height: 6'1
• Weight: 195
• Throws/ bats: R

 Yr Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB K AVG OBP SLG TB SF SH IBB HBP GIDP --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 22 CIN NL 69 211 25 49 16 0 9 31 3 0 20 60 .232 .308 .436 92 0 0 2 3 8 2006 23 CIN NL 72 243 36 72 24 1 8 49 0 3 25 45 .296 .386 .502 122 1 0 2 11 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTALS 141 454 61 121 40 1 17 80 3 3 45 105 .267 .350 .471 214 1 0 4 14 11 2 Seasons 

Stats as of August 10, 2006

External links

• Edwin Encarnacion's page at Reds.com
• Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
  • Official Yahoo Sports bio