Eleutero Benjamin "Angelo" Encarnación (born April 18, 1969) is a Dominican former professional

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. He previously in

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(MLB) for the

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and Anaheim Angels.

Career

During a game against the

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on August 12, 1995, Encarnacion made an unusual mistake that ultimately cost the Pirates the game.Mask Mishap Helps Dodgers
, The New York Times, August 14, 1995. Encarnacion entered the game in the top of the eleventh inning with the score tied at 10–10, as a pinch runner for the Pirates' starting catcher, Mark Parent. The Pirates failed to score, and Encarnacion remained in the game as the catcher. Later that inning, with one out and Roberto Kelly on third base, Encarnacion casually scooped up a

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with his face mask. This was a violation of MLB's rarely invoked Rule 7.05 (d), which allows runners on base to advance under that circumstance, permitting Kelly to score the game-winning run uncontested.

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