Edwin Encarnacion: Latest updates on lawsuit and allegations

On Monday, TMZ Sports reported that Edwin Encarnacion was being sued by a 24-year-old woman who alleged that he knowingly gave her two sexually transmitted diseases. The reported lawsuit included “battery, misrepresentation of the facts and more.”

The woman alleges that this took place in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic in February and is suing for a reported $11.5 million USD.

The following is what we know as of Tuesday afternoon.

Edwin Encarnacion’s agent, Paul Kinzer, released a statement to Sportsnet this morning that reads as follows:  “(Encarnacion) will take every legal measure to defend himself against this frivolous claim, and will bring appropriate claims in the appropriate forums against all of the individuals seeking to exploit his financial position,” Kinzer continued. “This is an unacceptable attack on his exceptional character and stellar reputation within the baseball community as a man who carries himself with the highest level of integrity.”

Appearing on The Fan 590 this morning, Shi Davidi said that Encarnacion’s agent suggested they could “file a counter-claim against the complainant”.

“Mr. Encarnacion will not be commenting on this matter,” Kinzer added in the statement posted on Sportsnet. “He will not allow this to distract from his continued focus of contributing to his team’s success. We kindly ask that his privacy be respected.”

Arturo Marcano, a columnist with ESPN Deportes, reported the following in a series of tweets:

John Lott published a response he received from general manager Ross Atkins at Blue Jays Nation.

“We’re not going to comment on this until we can gather more information,” Atkins told Lott. “We will do everything we can to support Edwin throughout.”

According to Lott, Major League Baseball did not have a comment on the matter at that time.

–Update:  2:55 p.m. ET–

Here, you can read through the court documents associated with the case as originally published by The Star. These documents lay out the fine details of the alleged events involving Encarnacion, a “teammate”, and the plaintiff.