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Encarnacion reaches 30 HRs for 5th straight year
- Updated: August 5, 2016
HOUSTON — Edwin Encarnacion has become the model of consistency in a Blue Jays uniform, so it should come as no surprise that he surpassed the 30-homer plateau for the fifth consecutive year on Thursday night.
Encarnacion hit a solo homer in Toronto’s 4-1 victory over the Astros, and he’s now two shy of No. 300 for his career. The only person with a longer stretch of 30-plus-homer seasons for the Blue Jays was Carlos Delgado from 1997-2004.
All of this from a guy who was once designated for assignment by the club and maligned for his defense at third base. Those days are long gone and have since been replaced with nothing but respect for a player who has clearly established himself as one of the elite sluggers in the game.
“I feel really happy that I’ve got five seasons in a row hitting 30 home runs,” Encarnacion said …
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