Juan Encarnacion is a professional baseball player who used to play for Detroit Tigers in the outfielder position. In 2007, he had a career-ending eye injury that forced him out of the baseball game. During his playing career, he won the World Series Champion in 2003 and 2006 with Florida Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals respectively. In 1997, he was also named the Southern League's All-Star Game Most Valuable Player.
After retiring from baseball, the former Florida Marlins outfielder also put his hands in politics. He is the leader of the National Sports Committee as part of the National Board of Directors of Independent Movements. It is the presidential project of Miguel Vargas. He is also the founder of the Juan Encarnación Foundation that he founded in 2005.
Juan Encarnacion was born on March 8, 1976 in Las Matas de Farfán, Dominican Republic. His birth sign is Pisces and currently resides in the Dominican Republic.
Encarnacion possesses a height of 6 feet 2 inches and he used to play as an outfielder in baseball.
As per various trusted sources, the former Detroit Tigers outfielder has an estimated net worth of $12 million. He accumulated most of his earnings from playing baseball for different teams and participating in various programs.
The 2006 World Series Champion started his career by joining Detroit Tigers as a free agent but later went on to earn more than $5 million per year in his career.
In 1998, he earned $200,000 per year and the same amount in the following year. His salary was about $400,000 in 2001. Later, in 2002, he earned about $1.6 million while playing for Florida Marlins.
There the 1997 Southern League All-Star Game Most Valuable Player won the World Series that helped him in increasing his market value. His pay increased to $4 million per year in 2005 and $5 million per year in 2007 while playing for St. Louis Cardinals. There he also became World Series Champion.
Juan Encarnacion eye injury SOURCE: https://alchetron.com/ But sadly his progressing career and improving salary came to an end due to the tragic accident that cost him his high-paying career.
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The former MLB player Juan was happily married to his wife Mrs. Encarnacion while he was still playing baseball. The couple had a daughter and a son together whose information is still unclear to the public.
There is no information regarding his wife and children to the public as the player himself has never talked openly about his family in media.
But recently, the news about Juan Encarnacion's black truth came into highlight when his wife filed a complaint about sexually assaulting his daughter, who is still a minor. According to the sources, Mrs. Encarnacion accused him of entering his daughter's room and sexually assaulted the child.
Juan Encarnación accused of sexually assaulting his own SOURCE: https://rnn.com.do/ Later, the Dominican baseball player was arrested from his home in the Dominican Republic. The incident happened in May and in August, the authorities held him in the Palace of Justice for the case filed against him.
