Luis Santos Encarnación (born October 20, 1963) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. He pitched in four games for the Kansas City Royals during the 1990 Kansas City Royals season.

Luis Encarnación
Encarnación in 1988
Pitcher
Born: (1963-10-20) October 20, 1963 (age 61)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 27, 1990, for the Kansas City Royals
Last MLB appearance
August 11, 1990, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average7.84
Strikeouts8
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Teams

Early years

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Encarnación was drafted in 1988 by the Kansas City Royals via the Rule 5 draft. He was originally signed by the Cleveland Indians and spent four years in their minor league system, including stops in Batavia, Waterloo, Waterbury, and Williamsport. After being acquired by Kansas City, he was assigned to their minor league affiliate in Memphis. He was called up to the major leagues in July 1990.

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