Reds' Christian Encarnacion-Strand to IL with broken wrist

CINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Reds put struggling first baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a fractured bone in his wrist.

The 24-year-old is expected to be out four to six weeks.

To replace him on the roster, Cincinnati signed journeyman first baseman Mike Ford to a major league contract for the 2024 season.

Jeimer Candelario , who has mostly played third base, started at first base Wednesday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks .

Encarnacion-Strand missed four games since being hit on the wrist April 27. He came back and played four games before going to the injured list.

He was batting .190 this season with two home runs and 35 strikeouts.

Ford, 31, played for the Seattle Mariners last year and was signed to a minor league contract by the Reds at the beginning of the season. He hit .297 with six homers and 15 RBIs in 24 games at Triple-A Louisville.