One of the professional baseball players who play in minor leagues for the Miami Marlins baseball team is Jerar Luis Encarnacion. Jerar is from the Dominican Republic. He is 1.96 m tall and weighs 108 kg.
Jerar used to play as an amateur in Dominican Republic parks. The Marlins discovered him by chance when they were scouting other players and decided to sign him. They signed him as an international free agent in 2015. He was given a signing bonus of $78,000.
Jerar started playing professional baseball after he was signed and assigned to play for the Dominican Summer League Marlins in 2016. The Marlins made him spend the entire 2017 minor league season with the Gulf Coast Marlins. He played with the Batavia Muckdogs and the Greensboro Grasshoppers in the 2018 season.
In the 2019 season, he played for the Clinton LumberKings and Jupiter Hammerheads. He was ranked the Marlins’ No. 19 overall prospect by MLB Pipeline that season. When the season ended, he went to play in the Arizona Fall League. He got invited to Marlin’s spring training in 2020 and was added to Marlin’s 40-man roster in November 2020.
Who Are Jerar Encarnacion’s Parents?
Jerar Encarnacion is the son of Manuel Encarnacion and Carmela Encarnacion. Both parents are from the Dominican Republic and are very supportive of Jerar ‘s baseball career.