The major league debut of the player with the longest name is imminent. Christian Encarnacion-Strand (24, Cincinnati Reds), whose name has a whopping 27 letters, is about to make his debut.
MLB.com, the official website of the major leagues, mentioned on the 17th (hereinafter Korean time) that the player with the longest name is about to make his debut.안전놀이터
The protagonist is Cincinnati’s infield prospect Encarnacion-Strand. The total number of letters in the name reaches a whopping 27 characters. ‘Christian Encarnacion-Strand’.
This would be the best record in MLB history. It is a record that greatly surpasses Simeon Woods Richardson’s 22 characters last year.
Encarnacion-Strand was traded to Cincinnati last year after being selected in the fourth round by the Minnesota Twins in the 2021 draft.
Later this season, he was a member of Cincinnati’s minor league Triple-A, posting a batting average of 0.331, 20 homers, 65 RBIs, and an on-base percentage of 0.405 OPS of 1.042 in 67 games.
After Encarnacion-Strand and Woods Richardson, players with a total of 20 names are tied for third place.
These include Louis Alexander Bassabe, who debuted with San Francisco in 2020, and Christian Betancourt, currently of the Tampa Bay Rays.
