Outfielder JC Encarnacion will be returning to play for the Long Island Ducks this season.
The four-year Atlantic League veteran returns for his second season with the Ducks and ninth in professional baseball.
“We look forward to having JC back on Long Island,” said Ducks Manager Lew Ford. “He adds speed and power to our lineup while also playing terrific defense in the outfield.”
Encarnacion played 78 games with the Ducks last season where he had an impressive .800 OPS and stole a team-leading 39 bases.
His lofty stolen base total ranked as the 6th best mark in a single Ducks season and he finished 8th in the Atlantic League overall.
Along with his outstanding speed was his power stroke as well. He hit 17 home runs, had 56 RBIs, 63 runs, 75 hits, 12 doubles, two triples and 29 walks.
The 26-year-old came to Long Island after spending two seasons with York (2021-22) and one with Lexington (2023).
In his four Atlantic League seasons, he has an .803 OPS along with 57 homers, 230 RBIs, 245 runs, 392 hits, 77 doubles, 18 triples and 102 stolen bases over 396 games.
He spent three seasons apiece with the Atlanta Braves (2016-18) and Baltimore Orioles (2018-19, ‘21) organizations, reaching as high as Triple-A Norfolk in 2021 and earning South Atlantic League All-Star honors in 2018.