The new longest name in MLB history? He has arrived

When he makes his debut, “Christian Encarnacion-Strand” will turn out to be the longest full identify on document in Major League historical past, in line with analysis performed by MLB.com’s Sarah Langs. Considering each first and final names (and together with the hyphen inside the latter), the Reds prospect will get credit score for 27 characters. That simply beats out the Twins’ Simeon Woods Richardson, who debuted with a 22-character identify in 2022.

The analysis considers the identify the participant chooses to go by – so Trout is Mike, not Michael – and any areas or hyphens both inside the first identify or final identify itself, however not between first and final, are counted.

Longest full names in Major League historical past:
1. Christian Encarnacion-Strand: 27 characters (2023 Reds)
2. Simeon Woods Richardson: 22 (2022 Twins)
3-T. Luis Alexander Basabe: 20 (2020 Giants)
3-T. Christian Bethancourt: 20 (2013 Braves)
3-T. Fautino De Los Santos: 20 (2011 A’s)
3-T. Jarrod Saltalamacchia: 20 (2007 Braves)
3-T. Valerio De Los Santos: 20 (1998 Brewers)
3-T. William VanLandingham: 20 (1994 Giants)
3-T. Theodore Breitenstein: 20 (1891 St. Louis Browns)

Encarnacion-Strand could be the chief right here even when we did a leaderboard of simply final names, too. His measures out at 18 characters, two greater than Woods Richardson’s.