Juan Encarnacion
Juan Encarnacion was born in Las Matas de Farfán, Dominican Republic on March 8th, 1976 and is the Baseball Player. At the age of 48, Juan Encarnacion biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Juan De Dios Encarnación (born March 8, 1976) is a Dominican former professional baseball outfielder.
He played eleven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1997 to 2007, including the Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, and the St. Louis Cardinals.
Encarnación sustained a life-threatening injury after being struck in the eye by a foul ball on August 31, 2007.
Life after baseball
Encarnación was planning a bid to become a senator in the Dominican Republic, representing his home province of San Juan de la Maguana, according to a Dominican news group in July 2009. The reports were unsubstantiated and without merit, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch later, and Encarnación had already been focusing heavily on his charity, the Juan Encarnación Foundation. Encarnación inaugurated the National Campaign Headquarters in San Juan de la Maguana of his independent Political Movement, M-12, on February 7, 2011, in favor of the PRD Party's Presidential candidate, Miguel Vargas Maldonado. Encarnación served as the head of Miguel Vargas' Presidential Project as part of the National Board of Independent Movements with Vargas.
The attorney general of Distrito Nacional in the Dominican Republic announced Encarnación was being detained at the Palace of Justice in August 2021, citing a lawsuit that had been lodged against him in May alleging sexually assaulted his daughter, a juvenile. It was confirmed that Encarnacion would be charged next day, but that the public was held without bail for the time being.
Early career
Encarnación was signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1992, at age 17, and made his Major League debut in 1997 at age 21 for the Tigers. He was the fourth youngest player in the AL that year. Encarnación played for the Tigers until 2002, when he was traded and had his best season as a Cincinnati Red and Florida Marlin, hitting a career-high 24 home runs and driving in 85 runs. In 2003, he set two more career highs with 94 RBI and a team-leading 37 doubles on the way to a World Series ring after winning the 2003 World Series with Florida. He was then traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in December of that year. He was traded back to Florida midway through the 2004 season along with Paul Lo Duca and Guillermo Mota for Brad Penny, Bill Murphy, and Hee-seop Choi after hitting a disappointing .235 in 86 games. Encarnación bounced back with a solid year in 2005, batting .287 with 16 homers and 76 runs batted in. He was also on the roster for the Dominican team in the inaugural World Baseball Classic. Encarnación signed a three-year contract with St. Louis on December 23, 2005, worth $15 million.