On May 8th, it was announced the Reds had resigned Mike Ford to an MLB contract, we knew something was going to happen with Reds’ Christian Encarnacion-Strand…well fast forward not even a week later, and we found out. He had a fracture in his right Ulnar Styloid, an injury that sometimes time can heal, but most of the time…surgery will heal. Fast forward to June 25th, 2024, and…
Christian Encarnacion-Strand Is Headed To The Injured List
Surgery Time.
Cincinnati Reds David Bell just came out today (6/25) and said that Christian Encarnacion-Strand will undergo the needle and have surgery to repair his Ulnar Styloid. Anytime you see a player go BACK for a second opinion, that means surgery 99.9% of the time. We could foresee this happening. The Cincinnati Reds just lost their best power bat for the season. The timetable for this surgery is 3 months, he is scheduled for surgery this coming week. He’ll be out for the remainder of the season. Here’s to a hopeful speedy recovery, CES.
Christian’s 2024 ends worth -0.8 bWAR (yikes) with 22 hits, 2 HR, .190/.220/.293/.513 and a 43 OPS+. It’s a year he’ll hope to forget. By far his worst as a professional, and you could even take it back to his collegiate years. Brutal.
Update: Mark Sheldon (Cincinnati Reds beat) is reporting surgery schedule for July 11th. As mentioned above, it’s a 3 month recovery period. Christian’s season is over.
