He Was the Worst 3B in Baseball. Then He Became a Superstar...

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Edwin Encarnacion was the worst third basemen in baseball with the Cincinnati Reds ranking dead last in terms of WAR from 2005-2009. But after a midseason trade to the Toronto Blue Jays in 2009, he went on to terrorize the league during his peak in the 2010s, managing 8 straight seasons with 32+ home runs, 3 All-Star appearances and one of the craziest walk off home runs in Wild Card history...
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Title: He Was the Worst 3B in Baseball. Then He Became a Superstar...
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@rogerskitt1542 Ай бұрын

Doesnt matter where he ended his career, he is a jay for life

@DarthRevan905 Ай бұрын

Will never forget that wild card game winning homer he hit

@waschukd Ай бұрын

Fr, know exactly where i was and what i was doin during that haha

@matacka86 Ай бұрын

Man, that 15-16 crew was so fun to watch! I miss that severely..... Edwin was amazing and super entertaining. I was there when he hit that HR to beat the Orioles and the ball landed literally 10 or so feet away from me. The stadium shook that day 😢.

@TaliyahP Ай бұрын

That team could've won a world series, it was a shame they didn't

@deleqtronica8733 24 күн бұрын

They were the best offense in baseball, cant believe its almost 10 years since that team was in Toronto.

@trumanotto9088 Ай бұрын

The way the Toronto Blue Jays rescued both Edwin Encarnacion’s AND Jose Bautista’s careers is amazing.

@coreyhoffarth2309 Ай бұрын

"despite having a decent squad" is something we say a lot in Toronto

@PKFlashBeta Ай бұрын

Leafs moment

@GavHarper Ай бұрын

😭😭😭

@davidslute9546 Ай бұрын

Was at the Dome for his 2016 Wild card HR... unforgettable moment!

@katiesmashes878 Ай бұрын

EZ... It's not a single HR I remember. It is the day he hit 3 in a game in Toronto.... And the fans treated him to a (Hat Trick). We Canucks threw our baseball hats on the field in celebration!! He had no idea what was happening!!

@matthewcouch6070 Ай бұрын

I remember that and Donaldson gave us the Canada Day Hat trick I don’t think I could ever forget those performances

@JustMeELC Ай бұрын

Fans threw hundreds of hats on the field for him that game. He looked at all the garbage bags filled with them & wanted to try & sign every last one & get them back to their owners.... Said "they spent alot of $ on these & aren't millionaires" Gracious man! When he was told he couldn't possibly do that he gifted them all to underprivileged kids in poor baseball loving countries 😊

@rhphoenix5 Ай бұрын

I was at that game! People were throwing their hats from to 500 level so that the guys in the 100s could get them on the field lmao.

@zacharyrauzino146 Ай бұрын

I'm a Tigers fan who lives and is from Toronto so I was there as well. Conflicting emotions that day to say the least

@rocky_tee2861 Ай бұрын

I don’t know how many casual baseball fans will think of Hunter Dozier or Nick Maton as the worst 3rd baseman

@RomanStarling70 Ай бұрын

Dozier deserves nothing he suckered for every year except 2019

@robertaBooey69 Ай бұрын

Who’s is Nick maton? I am confused

@rocky_tee2861 Ай бұрын

@@RomanStarling70Juiced ball year maybe

@officalredux 27 күн бұрын

Fr I know neither

@JM.TheComposer Ай бұрын

When Edwin won the 2016 Wild Card Game, his celebration with arms raised in the air mirrors Roberto Alomar's historic home run against Oakland's Dennis Eckersley in the 1992 ALCS. This is probably no accident.

@A3Hoops Ай бұрын

I miss those jays

@3-0Greenlight Ай бұрын

me too :(

@JustMeELC Ай бұрын

ME THREE 😔 Fun style of baseball Atkins totally destroyed sigh

@dubiousdistinction6500 Ай бұрын

they could mash and that made it fun to watch

@lotamole Ай бұрын

So happy to see him in the jays dugout as a new coach, Toronto legend!! 🦜🦜🦜

@JamesNicholson-jn2dd 17 күн бұрын

Ill never forget his 3 homerun game against the Tigers. Best game ive seen in person so far.

@JordanKeats1 Ай бұрын

It's great to see him back in a Jays uniform as a strong mentor for Vladdy ❤

@JustMeELC Ай бұрын

Still wear his jersey! Edwin & Jose Bautista were both late bloomers & watching them play was the most fun I've had as a Jays fan... don't get me wrong back 2 back ws were fun too ;o)

@redbeard2952 Ай бұрын

E5!!!! He became a such a beast once he left the hot corner. I miss the 🦜

@brandong2972 Ай бұрын

My father’s favourite player, while mine was Jose Bautista. Man I miss those days.

@JMKGalaxy2 Ай бұрын

Edwin, Jose, and Josh are Jays legends, right up there with the best! I was at the triple home run game against Detroit in 2015 and man that was a WILD game. Had nose bleeds and almost didn't go. So glad I did!

@stephpicher Ай бұрын

Great post, A+! I'm so glad Edwin is back with the Jays. Hopefully he can provide his positive influence to young-ish players again. They need it.

@nuparuchi Ай бұрын

It's so interesting to see his old batting stance because as a Jays fan, the low hands on the bat is something I think of as defining for his game

@pitynacho6983 Ай бұрын

loved watching edwin in cleveland!!

@HammerJammer81 Ай бұрын

When he was first traded to Toronto both my brother and I couldnt stop laughing at him. My father said "You wait, he will be a star, he is a great Ballplayer" We laughed again. Guess whose laughing now? Got my EE autos, Jerseys and memorabilia now ..

@succulentratter5410 Ай бұрын

Good to see him back around the team as a hitting coach!

@adamrosendahl8090 27 күн бұрын

I remember that 3 homer game in Toronto where the fans treated it as a baseball hat trick and threw the hats on the field. Edwin had no idea why.

@weikel2000 20 күн бұрын

I joined my brothers long time AL only auction fantasy baseball league in 2011, I had a rough first year learning how the league worked. Nobody took me seriously. When I threw out Edwin Encarnacion at the 2012 draft, everybody looked at me confused. And when I got him for $1, I was confused, but elated. I had heard about the work he put in in the off season. Everyone laughed at me for targeting him in the draft. They don't laugh at me anymore. And I don't let them forget. That one pick 12 years ago has stuck in the minds of everyone who is still in the league from that draft. While Encarnacion has remained my biggest steal ever, I do have a knack for finding the diamond in the rough. And every year just by getting in on the bidding for a "scrub" here and there, people get paranoid that I've targeted the next Edwin Encarnacion and will pay way more than they're worth just to keep me from getting them.

@kennygourmet Ай бұрын

I thought Nacho Libre was singing about Edwin Encarnacion this whole time growing up

@jordaneye8573 Ай бұрын

I remember calling him E5 when he first started with the Jays. Couldn't make a play at 3rd became a Blue Jays legend after moving to 1st

@masserphi2534 29 күн бұрын

The ungodly eruption coming from the Skydome when Edwin hit that 11th inning wild card bomb , may have been the loudest sound ever recorded in Canadian history.

@Stiles2004 Ай бұрын

His walk-off homerun vs Baltimore is the sweetest crack of the bat I've ever heard

@johngittings4673 Ай бұрын

Sometimes a change of scenery is all you need

@petermatic7209 Ай бұрын

Miss him in Cleveland

@lukedojo8028 Ай бұрын

Nah

@yankees29 Ай бұрын

His breakout year I got him for literally nothing in 2 fantasy leagues. He won me both.

@3-0Greenlight Ай бұрын

That's a heck of a find...

@yankees29 Ай бұрын

@@3-0Greenlight won me 4 grand

@CharmCityGamer Ай бұрын

The Britton game still haunts me...

@TimTeboner Ай бұрын

To this day probably the most baffling decision by a manager I can think of lol

@CharmCityGamer Ай бұрын

@@TimTeboner I hear ya.

@thatjack4 Ай бұрын

He was fun to watch play

@gracos1989 Ай бұрын

the Edwing is what i remember still on Encarnacion

@canadasown02 Ай бұрын

The jays cooked themselves by signing kendrys and Jose over Edwin

@quandaledinglesrjr8951 Ай бұрын

Looking back Edwin also made less money not signing with the Jays originally, so both sides made the wrong decision in hindsight. (More so Edwin since Toronto was his city/he was an icon)

@steveciancone8941 29 күн бұрын

Fellow Jays fan here, could you do a recap of Jose Bautista’s career as well? 🙏🏻 Love the Content as a new ⚾️fan

@themillanbrown Ай бұрын

I wish we could put the 15/16 Toronto offence with today’s pitching staff lol Maybe Sanchez and Osuna from back then in the bullpen now

@Y.A.A.E.G._Games Ай бұрын

DOUBLE E 🔥

@sun6262- Ай бұрын

Im no jays fan but im proud of their decisions regarding contracts

@declanshannon8561 Ай бұрын

Good movie

@BrowniesByTheLake Ай бұрын

wow. im totally shocked that the A's fumbled this.

@benmeaige4306 Ай бұрын

As a Reds fan, this has depressed me for years. If not for Walt Jockety’s terrible moves, the Reds could have had Votto, Encarnacion and Josh Hamilton in their primes.

@braydenlewis7438 Ай бұрын

I can’t believe the Jays chose Morales over Edwin 💀

@scottblanco5991 Ай бұрын

Those Jays teams were very talented just underachieving

@NightmareTeeVee2 Ай бұрын

Vernon Wells doesn’t get the love he deserves but he was so good in Toronto.

@robertaBooey69 Ай бұрын

Max muncy!!! 0:05

@jasonhowser8101 Ай бұрын

Crazy I didn’t know he had early career struggles

@antonioreconquistador Ай бұрын

Blue gays struck gold with him and bautista, ironically both were third basemen

@Gameflyer001 Ай бұрын

@@antonioreconquistador indeed, though Bautista was a much better 3B than Edwin was.

@GeeEm1313 Ай бұрын

E5!

@alantoronto Ай бұрын

EDDIE! EDDIE! EDDIE!

@zoomin131 Ай бұрын

Would love to see one of these about Bautista ass wrll

@hellcathimmy Ай бұрын

Everyone in the gta loved edwin

@user-fl9rd8ms9o 22 күн бұрын

The parrot 🦜

@DCFamilyCanada Ай бұрын

2016 walk off

@tommyfu9271 Ай бұрын

superstar is a huge stretch

@dylanhopper9309 Ай бұрын

Crazy how Donaldson, Bautista, and Edwin were all nobodies

@jaredfreeley8283 Ай бұрын

Not Donaldson

@Gameflyer001 Ай бұрын

Not Donaldson. He was a good catcher for the A's and then a very good 3B for them before the trade, but definitely he shined once he got traded.

@rocknrallsoul94rockero4 Ай бұрын

You forgot to mention that the Reds practically begged the Jays to take Encarnacion, and well, yeah, the rest is history

@jimclarence5441 Ай бұрын

With Votto at first base, and no DH in the National League, just not a spot for Edwin in Cinci. But if you remember, Edwin was a competent !B man when he when he played there.

@rocknrallsoul94rockero4 Ай бұрын

@jimclarence5441 I'm not a reds fan so I didn't watch him much but I membered him when Cincinnati played la

@Gameflyer001 Ай бұрын

@@jimclarence5441 went from "E5 Eddie" to a very competent 1B.

@jimclarence5441 Ай бұрын

Edwin was not a good 3B due to his mobility issues. But he certainly was a competent 1B man when he played there, Joey Votto had first base locked up in Cincinnati. The DH position was ideal for Edwin. But DH was ideal for a lot of "poor" fielders, if for whatever reason they didn't have a opportunity to play first.

@stevilkenevil9960 Ай бұрын

Back when baseball was normal

@CinCity29 Ай бұрын

Encarnacion is still loved in cincy even though he was never anything special while here

@BrandonJ33 Ай бұрын

He played for the Yankees and I didn't even recognize his face :( (thumbnail)

@zoomin131 Ай бұрын

The fake people in the stands was such a crazy time

@Me-fs5cy Ай бұрын

Well I'm sure the Jay's would love to have him now cause they are not playing well .

@shawnwharry952 Ай бұрын

I sure hope he fired his agent after he signed with Cleveland. That dude cost him $20 million.

@nomercyinc6783 Ай бұрын

audio volume on this video is rather low

@davebailey7119 24 күн бұрын

Why don't the Blue Jays make him a Batting Coach?

@elguetto04 Ай бұрын

This could be a great channel. But one can barely hear a thing without turning the volume all the way up! Please work in the volume...

@DCFamilyCanada Ай бұрын

Worst 3 bagger - Brett Lawrie

@deeznx Ай бұрын

Retire this Guys #!! Jays

@kevinhirtle9754 Ай бұрын

Edwin couldve helped someone in 2021 i mean 10 homers in the 60 game covid season still probably wouldve hit 25 homers in a full season

@Chance_2018 Ай бұрын

Hunter Dozier Had a superstar year so maybe not the right person lol.

@MikeConleyFan Ай бұрын

Because of Juiced balls

@Chance_2018 Ай бұрын

Still was 20% better than the average player during that season.

@IAmJoeJericho Ай бұрын

I was wondering what happened to this guy

@tallcip65 Ай бұрын

My favorite part of this video was the Vernon Wells highlight

@MacNur-tu3cq Ай бұрын

Same. Seeing Halladay was nostalgic too.

@sun6262- Ай бұрын

Me 😂

@sun6262- Ай бұрын

(The worst 3b)

@wessac1627 Ай бұрын

worst 3b was Vladdy, so bad he had to move to first

@mattz3d Ай бұрын

he could always get the ball but the throws were real bad for a major leaguer

@mattz3d Ай бұрын

his nickname was literally E5 among fans

@Gameflyer001 Ай бұрын

@@mattz3d yes, sucked as a 3B, but was pretty good as a 1B.

@piersonthorburn830 Ай бұрын

Sneaky hall of fame candidate

@antonioreconquistador Ай бұрын

If he stuck around past 2020 i think he wouldve got it. Maybe a playoff run

@MrWeenuk21 Ай бұрын

ive seen worse hall of famers.

@winstonjames2583 Ай бұрын

Ped's tho...

@Crunkboy415 Ай бұрын

Not really. Close, but he probably won't get in via regular voting.

@BeeHash Ай бұрын

He’ll get in with the veterans.

@not_2droptopxt193 Ай бұрын

Green light bro create your own brand and don’t use the jolly olive music

@3-0Greenlight Ай бұрын

My bad, I didn't realize. I'll find some new stuff for my next vid.

@wicklebee Ай бұрын

The fun part of Encarnacion obviously declining in his two years with Cleveland is the fact that in order to overhaul his salary, they traded him and got All-Star 1B Carlos Santana from the Mariners. Both players hit 34 HRs that year, but Santana has a .911 OPS and 93 RBIs to .888 and 86 RBIs respectively. Mariners ownership wanted an older player so they could ship him off later so they could bring up Daniel Vogelbach. A white boy. The season after a woman got fired from the organization for quoting Mariners management saying Dominicans are dumb and lazy. Enjoy this remark on a joke franchise being the racist, joke franchise they've become.

@Nick_Valentine2702 19 күн бұрын

Worst 3rd baseman in baseball? Alex Bregman

@SwammyCDN Ай бұрын

So he sucked defensively and was a risk on 3B so the Jays made him DH. He couldn't play defense so why force it? Geniuses over at Rogers Centre

@ForeDiscGolf Ай бұрын

🦜🦜🦜🦜🦜🦜🦜🦜

@crazyand2099 Ай бұрын

1:15 the MLB's awful playoff format cucked the Jays for decades.

@_Coop_ Ай бұрын

Hey always thought your thumbnail style for these videos has been great, the baseball channel momentum (Trevor bauers & eric sims channel) released a video 6 hours ago at the time of this comment and they pretty much copied these thumbnails you do, the background is the same positioning is the same just different player and word at the top. compared to them you are a small channel so seeing this is very unprofessional and i think it needs to be brought to your attention my man.

@3-0Greenlight Ай бұрын

Thank you for reaching out and I'm happy you are thinking of my channel, but that is actually me over on Momentum! Looking back on it I probably should have made a community post earlier today to notify everyone...

@_Coop_ Ай бұрын

@@3-0Greenlight omg lol I’m so sorry. I hate trying to cause drama and I love your channel and thought I should inform you. My bad I should’ve done more research before saying anything!!

@3-0Greenlight Ай бұрын

No no don't apologize I appreciate you making sure everything thing is ok! And I'm glad you enjoy the vids :)

@ClownTown15000 Ай бұрын

It's called steroids.

@scottboyd3838 Ай бұрын

Nope. His big numbers came during the testing for PED's, he was a clean player, no huge bicepts and shoulders. Just look at him with Cinci to his last year's as a Jay, he looked the same, and was actually a bit over weight, in the stomach and behind, kind've like Vlad Jr. Edwin never used steroids bro.

@scottboyd3838 Ай бұрын

Have you seen the Steroid users, McGwire, Clemons, Brady, Sosa and Bonds of course. All were bean poles before steroids, Pudge too. Your like man they got huge quick??? Wonder why?? Now we know, Edwin was not a "Steroid Induced physical specimen" he was loose, and a little chubby. Ok

@Gameflyer001 Ай бұрын

He and Bautista were among the most tested players in the 2010s and each test was negative.

@nickeales5962 Ай бұрын

Most casual fan that acc tries to make videos , so cringe

@1TightMinute Ай бұрын

First off he was never the worst 3B in baseball. He showed promise early and had a bad three year stretch. Secondly, he was never a superstar. He never produced over 5 war in a season and finished with only 35 war for his career. Superstars produce seasons of over ten war, usually a few of them. He wasn’t even the best third baseman of that time period….that would be Adrian Beltre. I’d put him down the list behind Donaldson and Longoria also who are slightly younger but played during his peak. He went from really bad to really good but not worst to first.

@TuMalditaMadre 28 күн бұрын

Jose Reyes's best friend 👃🏿

@bigfloridapimp Ай бұрын

If he fixes his swing and stance sooner, we're talking about a guy who might have hit 600hr

@poopmcgee2410 Ай бұрын

Worst 3rd baseman i can remember is Miguel Sano. And the funny part is, he was DRASTICALLY worse at first base somehow. He just had a 3rd baseman instinct and a cannon arm but was just awful at fielding. Now imagine taking away his arm and his fielding instincts so you can put him at 1B. Zero glove, zero instinct, zero athleticism. Give him some goldilocks baseballs and he'll hit it 600 feet though. At least those 3 years when healthy.