Edwin Encarnación

Designated hitter 2005–2020 3× All-Star

1,832H

424HR

.260AVG

1,261RBI

.846OPS

Edwin Encarnación, born in La Romana, Dominican Republic, played 16 seasons (2005–2020) primarily as a designated hitter, mostly with the Toronto Blue Jays, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians. He collected 1,832 hits and 424 home runs with a .260 batting average, ranking 22nd in hits among Dominican-born players. He was selected to 3 All-Star games.

Born: January 7, 1983 · La Romana, Dominican Republic · 29 major leaguers from La Romana
Bats / Throws: R / R
Teams: Toronto Blue Jays, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox

Batting

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG
2005	Cincinnati Reds	69	211	25	49	16	0	9	31	3	20	60	.232
2006	Cincinnati Reds	117	406	60	112	33	1	15	72	6	41	78	.276
2007	Cincinnati Reds	139	502	66	145	25	1	16	76	8	39	86	.289
2008	Cincinnati Reds	146	506	75	127	29	1	26	68	1	61	102	.251
2009	Cincinnati Reds / Toronto Blue Jays	85	293	35	66	11	2	13	39	2	37	67	.225
2010	Toronto Blue Jays	96	332	47	81	16	0	21	51	1	29	60	.244
2011	Toronto Blue Jays	134	481	70	131	36	0	17	55	8	43	77	.272
2012	Toronto Blue Jays	151	542	93	152	24	0	42	110	13	84	94	.280
2013	Toronto Blue Jays	142	530	90	144	29	1	36	104	7	82	62	.272
2014	Toronto Blue Jays	128	477	75	128	27	2	34	98	2	62	82	.268
2015	Toronto Blue Jays	146	528	94	146	31	0	39	111	3	77	98	.277
2016	Toronto Blue Jays	160	601	99	158	34	0	42	127	2	87	138	.263
2017	Cleveland Indians	157	554	96	143	20	1	38	107	2	104	133	.258
2018	Cleveland Indians	137	500	74	123	16	1	32	107	3	63	132	.246
2019	Seattle Mariners / New York Yankees	109	418	81	102	18	0	34	86	0	58	103	.244
2020	Chicago White Sox	44	159	19	25	5	0	10	19	0	16	54	.157
Career		1,960	7,040	1,099	1,832	370	10	424	1,261	61	903	1,426	.260

More Dominican designated hitters of his era

David Ortiz1997–2016 · 2,472 H, 541 HR Nelson Cruz2005–2023 · 2,053 H, 464 HR Jose Morban2003 · 10 H, 2 HR Carlos Casimiro2000 · 1 H, 0 HR