Jerar Encarnación was born in Bayaguana, Dominican Republic, to parents Manuel and Carmela.

Encarnación played 2017 with the Gulf Coast Marlins, 2018 with the Batavia Muckdogs and Greensboro Grasshoppers and 2019 with the Clinton LumberKings and Jupiter Hammerheads.

[7] That year, the Minor League Baseball season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and he did not play in any games.

[8] Encarnación spent the majority of the 2021 season with the Double–A Pensacola Blue Wahoos, also playing in four games for Jupiter.

On August 2, the Giants selected Encarnación's contract, adding him to their active roster.