Orioles trade for Encarnacion-Strand after moving Ryan Mountcastle to 60-day IL

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/encarnacion-strand-christian/v3gWHpDI/"]Encarnacion-Strand[/a], 26, has two home runs and eight RBI with a .222 batting average through 10 games in Triple-A this season. He hit just six home runs and 19 RBI for the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cincinnati-reds/EkWXj6U9/"]Reds[/a] last season through 36 games. [/p][p]Since making his debut in 2023, Encarnacion-Strand has yet to play in more than 65 games in an MLB season. [/p][embed guid="c1ec7fcf-d579-499f-964b-b8d98ee6681e" url="https://x.com/Reds/status/2043799037321613372?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]He'll be taking a bench role behind [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/baltimore-orioles/EcZwBi3N/"]Orioles[/a] star first baseman [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alonso-peter/rm73sLzC/"]Pete Alonso[/a] and young third baseman [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mayo-coby/ImJ3IEEb/"]Coby Mayo[/a]. As for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mountcastle-ryan/YmlOL8yN/"]Ryan Mountcastle[/a], he'll be heading to the 60-day injured list with a fractured foot. [/p][p]He had four hits in 14 at-bats (.286 BA) with a double and an RBI in eight games this season for the O's, a team he's been with his entire seven-year career. Mountcastle has a $7.5 million club option for next season before becoming an unrestricted free agent in 2027.[/p][p]Baltimore sits atop the American League East division with an 8-7 record heading into Monday night's game against the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arizona-diamondbacks/8bP2bXmH/"]Arizona Diamondbacks[/a], while the Reds are 9-7 and second in the National League Central. [/p][embed guid="cd36abcf-df33-4553-b90d-487c4da356ec" url="https://x.com/MLB/status/1681489853937057794?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]