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Christian Encarnacion-Strand

Orioles
Number #32
Position 3B
Bats R
Throws R
Age 26
Height 6' 1"
Weight 224 lbs
Birth Place Walnut Creek, CA
Born Dec 1, 1999

Key Insights

2026
There is one part of the field he lives in

Encarnacion-Strand hits it hardest to his pull side: 93.5 mph on average there, against 83.2 the other way.

54 batted balls to his pull side, 30 the other way.
The shape of his contact says what kind of hitter he is

Encarnacion-Strand averages 19.2 degrees off the bat: 41.6% of his contact is in the air and 33.6% of it is on the ground.

137 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.
He cannot get the bat on the ball in the big spots

With a runner in scoring position Encarnacion-Strand averages 86.5 mph off the bat, against 90.2 with the bases empty.

41 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 102 without.
His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Encarnacion-Strand's fly balls travel 279 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 460.

69 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.
Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Encarnacion-Strand pulls 40.2% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 32.6% of it against left-handers.

97 batted balls against right-handers, 46 against left-handers.
Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

5 of Encarnacion-Strand's 11 home runs have gone to his pull side and 1 of them the other way.

11 tracked home runs in 2026.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Dec 1, 1999
Birth Place Walnut Creek, CA
Height 6' 1"
Weight 224 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R
College/Draft Oklahoma State