Juan De Dios Encarnacion (b. March 8, 1976 in Las Matas de Farfan, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball outfielder with the St. Louis Cardinals. He was signed by the Detroit Tigers as a amateur free agent in 1992. He is known for a decent bat and decent speed, and is generally regarded an overall good player. He played for the Tigers until 2002 when he had his best season as a Cincinnati Red and Marlin when he hit 24 home runs and drove in 85 runs. He was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2003 after helping the Marlins win the 2003 World Series and then was traded back to Florida midway through the 2004 season. He signed with St. Louis on December 23, 2005.
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