Crimson prospect Christian Encarnacion-Strand is about to make his main league debut after being recalled from Triple A. He entered Cincinnati's lineup because the No. 7 hitter and designated hitter for Monday's sport in opposition to the Giants.
However even earlier than he even steps onto an MLB discipline for the primary time in his profession, he's already made main league historical past by having the longest identify within the historical past of the sport.
His full identify is 27 characters lengthy, 5 greater than Simeon Woods Richardson, who ranks second on the checklist, in keeping with MLB.com's Sarah Langs and Andrew Simon. There are seven MLB gamers in historical past tied for third with 20 characters of their names.
In case you have been questioning, Encarnacion-Strand opted to go together with “Encarnacion” on the again of the jersey, similar to he did in spring coaching earlier this yr.
That is what it might appear like if Encarnacion-Strand saved his full final identify on his jersey.
As Encarnacion-Strand makes his debut, the Reds have positioned outfielder Kevin Newman on the injured checklist in a corresponding transfer.
