Year | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | Rate |
2025 proj | 352 | 91 | 46 | 16 | 54 | 23 | 103 | 2 | 0.259 | 23.4 |
2025 | 57 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0.158 | -3.6 |
2024 | 116 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0.190 | 0.9 |
2023 | 222 | 60 | 29 | 13 | 37 | 14 | 69 | 2 | 0.270 | 18.5 |
Date | News |
4/17/25 | Reds place Christian Encarnacion-Strand on 10-day injured list. The Cincinnati Reds placed first baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand on the 10-day injured list with low back inflammation and recalled infielder Noelvi Marte from Triple-A Louisville. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/reds-place-christ... |
4/05/25 | Ailing Reds snap 35-inning scoreless streak, lose. Christian Encarnacion-Strand's sacrifice fly on Friday finally ended the Reds' 35-inning scoreless streak that tied for the fourth most in team history. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44540041/reds-... |
4/05/25 | Ailing Reds snap 35-inning scoreless streak, lose. Christian Encarnacion-Strand's sacrifice fly on Friday finally ended the Reds' 35-inning scoreless streak that tied for the fourth most in team history. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44540041/reds-... |
4/04/25 | Reds snap 35-inning scoreless streak with 8th-inning sac fly against Brewers. The Cincinnati Reds ended a 35-inning scoreless streak on Friday night when Christian Encarnacion-Strand hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning to drive in TJ Friedl in a 3-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. Jeimer Candelario followed with an RBI double. The 35-inning scoreless streak is tied for the fourth most in team history, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Source: https://kstp.com/kstp-news/wisconsin-news/reds-sna... |
3/31/25 | Watch: Reds' Slugger Christian Encarnacion-Strand Leaves Game After Being Hit By Pitch. Christian Encarnacion-Strand left the game in the seventh inning of the Reds' game against the Texas Rangers on Monday. In the sixth, the slugger was hit in the right wrist with a pitch. He stayed in the game to run the bases but was replaced in the field the next inning. Encarnacion-Strand's right wrist was the same wrist that he fractured last year when being hit by a Michael Lorenzen fastball. The injury caused him to get surgery and miss most of the season. Jim Day mentioned on the broadcast that it seems to be precautionary with the Reds leading 12-0, but they won't know more until they get it checked out. Losing Encarnacion-Strand would be a huge blow to the Cincinnati lineup. He's been Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/reds/news/watch-cincinnati-... |
3/29/25 | Reds spoil the San Francisco debut of 3-time Cy Young Award winner Verlander, beat Giants 3-2. Christian Encarnacion-Strand hit a go-ahead solo homer, Matt McLain had two extra-base hits and an RBI and the Cincinnati Reds spoiled the San Francisco debut of three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander on Saturday, beating the Giants 3-2. McLain, who missed the entire 2024 season with a shoulder injury, got the Reds on the board with a solo homer in the third inning and scored from second base on an RBI single by Elly De La Cruz in the fifth, tying the game at 2. Source: https://www.recorderonline.com/sports/national_spo... |
3/08/25 | Christian Encarnacion-Strand homers in Cincinnati Reds win vs. Arizona Diamondbacks. The Cincinnati Reds (7-6-1) outlasted the Arizona Diamondbacks (6-8-1) on Saturday in a high-scoring, 9-8 win. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/christian-encarna... |
3/03/25 | Cincinnati Reds Infielder Will Smash Past His 2025 Home Run Projections. Christian Encarnacion-Strand hit his second home run of the spring on Saturday afternoon against the Chicago Cubs, a reminder of the raw power he brings to the Reds' lineup when he's healthy. As he continues to find his rhythm heading into the 2025 season, it raises an important question: Why are projections so low on his home run total? According to ZiPS, Encarnacion-Strand is projected to hit just 21 home runs this season. Wrist injuries are notorious for sapping power, and if he's fully recovered, his bat speed and strength should translate into more home runs in 2024. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/reds/cincinnati-reds-analys... |
11/18/24 | Reds Get Promising Results in the Arizona Fall League. The Reds sent Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Matt McLain, Edwin Arroyo, Tyler Callihan, Luis Mey, and four others to the Arizona Fall League, which wrapped up last week. The Reds were very happy with the results. “Overall, it was a very talented group," Reds player development director Jeremy Farrell told Mark Sheldon of MLB.com. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/reds/cincinnati-reds-minors... |
11/13/24 | Arizona Fall League Update: Reds Prospect Homers in Second Consecutive Game. Three Reds players saw action in Wednesday's Arizona Fall League game between the Desert Dogs and the Solar Sox. Tyler Callihan started in left field and went 1-4 with a home run. It was his second home of the fall and his second in as many days. Edwin Arroyo started at shortstop and went 0-4. He also made his second error of the fall.. Christian Encarnacion-Strand was the designated hitter and went 1-4. The Desert Dogs lost 2-1 and fell to 16-13 on the season. Watch Tyler Callihan's home run below: Tyler Callihan has homered for a second straight game #Reds [?? MLB] pic.twitter.com/n2Z13ELgV0 — Gingersaurus Rex (@HeyGingersaurus) November 14, 2024 Make sure you bookmark Cincinnati Reds Talk Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/reds/news/arizona-fall-leag... |
6/25/24 | Reds' Encarnacion-Strand to have wrist surgery. Cincinnati Reds first baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand will undergo surgery to repair ligaments in his right wrist, manager David Bell said Tuesday. Encarnacion-Strand, who has been sidelined since early May with a fractured bone in his wrist, will have surgery on July 11 with an expected recovery timeline of three months. Bell declined to say whether Encarnacion-Strand would play again this season, but if the timeline holds he would not return during the regular season. Encarnacion-Strand suffered the injury April 27 when he took a pitch off the wrist. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40431478/reds-... |
6/06/24 | Christian Encarnacion-Strand gets good news on his injured wrist. Christian Encarnacion-Strand suffered a right ulnar styloid fracture in late April. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/christian-encarnacion-str... |
5/09/24 | Reds' Encarnacion-Strand to IL with broken wrist. Christian Encarnacion-Strand is expected to be out four to six weeks with a fractured bone in his wrist. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40108930/reds-... |
5/08/24 | Reds place starting infielder on IL, bring back familiar face to organization. The Cincinnati Reds made a series of roster moves on Wednesday as the club continues its home series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Reds announced Wednesday afternoon that first baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a fracture in his right hand. The injury is tied to when Encarnacion-Strand was hit by a pitch against the Texas Rangers in late April. Additionally, the Reds have signed first baseman Mike Ford to a one-year Major League contract. Source: https://www.wlwt.com/article/cincinnati-reds-mike-... |
4/28/24 | Cincinnati Reds monitor 'old fracture' in Christian Encarnacion-Strand's hand after HBP. Christian Encarnacion-Strand sat out of the Cincinnati Reds lineup the day after being hit by a pitch on the hand. X-rays revealed an 'old fracture.' Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/cincinnati-reds-monitor-o... |
4/23/24 | Christian Encarnacion-Strand's presence caries a lot of weight in the Reds' lineup. On Tuesday, Christian Encarnacion-Strand had three hits and two RBI in a win over the Phillies. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/christian-encarnacion-str... |
4/14/24 | Encarnacion-Strand's 4 RBIs lead Reds over White Sox 11-4, drops Chicago to franchise-worst 2-13. Christian Encarnacion-Strand tied a career high with four RBIs, and the Cincinnati Reds routed the Chicago White Sox 11-4 for a three-game sweep. Chicago dropped to 2-13, the worst 15-game start in the franchise’s 124-year history, The White Sox had 14 hits in the series and has scored a major league-low 34 runs. Encarnacion-Strand and Nick Martini hit two-homers for the Reds, at 9-6 off to their best 15-game start in three years. Martini drove in three runs for Cincinnati, which outscored Chicago 27-5 in the three-game series. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/encarnacion-s... |
4/04/24 | After long rain delay, Encarnacion-Strand, Elly De La Cruz carry Reds past Phillies, 4-1. Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Elly De La Cruz had RBI doubles, Frankie Montas pitched 5 2/3 innings and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on Wednesday night after a long rain delay. The game was originally scheduled for the afternoon, but the start was pushed back three hours because of heavy rain in the forecast. Then the teams waited out an additional delay of 3 hour, 55-minutes — the second-longest stoppage in the 20-year history of Citizens Bank Park. Montas (2-0) allowed one run on five hits. Alexis Diaz pitched a the ninth for his first save. Kyle Schwarber hit a solo home run on a first pitch four-seamer from Montas in the sixth inning for the Phillies. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/after-long-ra... |
4/03/24 | After long rain delay, Encarnacion-Strand, Elly De La Cruz carry Reds beat Phillies, 4-1. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Elly De La Cruz had RBI doubles, Frankie Montas pitched 5 2/3 innings and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on Wednesday night after a long rain delay. The game was originally scheduled for the afternoon, but the start was pushed back three hours because of heavy rain in the forecast. Then the teams waited out an additional delay of 3 hour, 55-minutes — the second-longest stoppage in the 20-year history of Citizens Bank Park. Montas (2-0) allowed one run on five hits. Alexis Diaz pitched a the ninth for his first save. Cincinnati had six hits – five for extra bases. Encarnacion-Strand plated two runs with a double off Philadelphia Source: https://www.mcall.com/2024/04/03/after-long-rain-d... |
3/31/24 | 'Your time's coming, brother': Jonathan India calls big hit, year for Cincinnati Reds' CES. Early season trends can turn as fast in a baseball season as Christian Encarnacion-Strand's walk-off homer left the park Sunday for the Cincinnati Reds. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/times-coming-brother-jona... |