Christian Encarnacion-Strand is called up from Louisville by the Cincinnati Reds
Hours after the Milwaukee Brewers completed a three-game sweep in Cincinnati, the Reds are promoting prospect Christian Encarnacion-Strand from Triple-A Louisville, the team announced Monday.
The move was first reported Sunday night via Twitter by FanSided's Robert Murray.
Encarnacion-Strand, acquired from the Minnesota Twins last August along with Spencer Steer and minor-leaguer Steve Hajjar (dealt in February for Will Benson) for starting pitcher Tyler Mahle, had a .331 batting average, 20 home runs and 62 RBIs, with a 1.042 OPS this season for the Bats.
He hit his 19th and 20th homers in a game earlier this month, and had a grand slam in May against Worcester.
Social media reactions to Encarnacion-Strand's promotion:
He’s hereeeeeeeeeee‼️ pic.twitter.com/H5u8gW2Vky
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) July 17, 2023
3⃣3⃣ pic.twitter.com/uzUDX6Zzc7
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) July 17, 2023
Bleachers beware. pic.twitter.com/CvBZ30rdYR
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) July 17, 2023
Hate to see you leave, love to watch you go to the Big Leagues 🫡
CES is officially a Red❗️#MadeInLou pic.twitter.com/4lpYcRMqDi— Louisville Bats (@LouisvilleBats) July 17, 2023
………………. pic.twitter.com/kuf3UznjGt
— Munger English SM (@MungerEnglishSM) July 16, 2023
Looks like it's Show time for Christian Encarnacion-Strand!
According to multiple reports, the fifth-ranked #Reds prospect (No. 88 overall) is heading to Cincinnati.
More on the powerful 1B/3B: https://t.co/fF0Pr9pacX pic.twitter.com/l6cp7Qi55W— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) July 17, 2023
Reds slugging prospect Christian Encarnacion-Strand being called up tomorrow by Reds, whose roster is filled with talented rookies @ByRobertMurray on it
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 17, 2023
The Reds are calling up Top 100 prospect Christian Encarnacion-Strand, per @ByRobertMurray pic.twitter.com/zfVClsE11E
— Farm To Fame (@FarmToFame_) July 17, 2023
Five position players from the 2021 MLB Draft are in MLB. Two of those players are on the Reds (CES and McLain)
Most college hitters from that draft class are in Double-A and Triple-A. Christian Encarnacion-Strand will also be the second-youngest first baseman in MLB.— Charlie Goldsmith (@CharlieG__) July 17, 2023
.@Reds No. 5 prospect Christian Encarnacion-Strand has been called up to The Show!
He's ranked No. 88 overall according to @MLBPipeline. pic.twitter.com/YQ4SuUOYNB— MLB (@MLB) July 17, 2023
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