Doug Bernier #17

Douglas Howell Bernier (pronounced ber-NEER)...attended Oral Roberts University...founder of ProBaseballInsider.com, a website that teaches baseball players skills and fundamentals.

2016

Signed as a minor league free agent on 2/6 and started 115 games for Triple-A Round Rock in his 1st season in the Texas organization…started games at second base (58), shortstop (51), and third base (6)….batted .327/.410/.393 (35-107) vs. left-handed pitching and .257/.328/.417 (79-307) against right-handers…hit .249/.316/.380 (57-229) prior to the All-Star break and .308/.390/.449 (57-185) following the break…batted .361/.417/.567 (35-97) over 27 games in June… was the first player in Round Rock history to hit for the cycle on 7/27 vs. Omaha…named the Pacific Coast League's Player of the Week for 7/25-31.

2013

Started season with Triple-A Rochester…Recorded a nine-game hit-streak June 2-10, batting .367 (11-for-30); first nine-plus game hit-streak since April 24-May 5, 2005 with Double-A Tulsa…41 RBI with Rochester were the second highest RBI total of his career and most since 2008 (42 with Triple-A Colorado Springs in 2008)…Played 45 straight games without going back-to-back games without a hit, May 28 to end of the season with Rochester…Set single-game career-high with four RBI twice: April 25 at Syracuse and June 19 vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre…Hit .350 (35-for-100) with 14 extra-base hits (10 doubles, 3 triples, 1 home run) and 15 RBI in 29 June games…Had career-high 11-game hitting streak June 26-July 7, batting .381 (16-for-42) during the streak…Career-high five hits April 25 at Syracuse…Hit .338 (48-for-142) with 18 extra-base hits (12 doubles, 5 triples, 1 home run), 29 runs and 20 RBI from June 1 to promotion to Minnesota July 14...recorded a hit in 34 of 40 games over that span…Made Twins debut July 21 vs. Cleveland as a defensive replacement, playing third base…Recorded first career major league hit and RBI, with a double off Joe Blanton July 22 at Los Angeles-AL…Outrighted to Triple-A Rochester October 4. 

2012

Spent entire season with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (New York-AL)...recorded season-high six-game hitting streak April 7-14...placed on 7-day disabled list with a left oblique strain May 7-June 6...placed on 7-day disabled list with a right great toe infection August 22-September 1.

2011

Played the entire season with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and hit .237 (69-for-291) with 13 doubles, 4 triples and 29RBI with the Yankees...fashioned a season-high eight-game hitting streak from 6/19-6/26, batting .360 (9-for-25) over the stretch...in 72AB from the leadoff position, hit .339 (20-for-59) with 3 doubles, 1 triple and 12BB.

2010

Hit .240 (48-for-200) with 14 doubles, 1HR and 15RBI in 69 games with the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians, reaching base safely in 10 of his last 12 games played.

2009

Spent entire season with Scranton-Wilkes Barre (Yankees' AAA)...Committed just five total errors while making 60 appearances at shortstop, 17 at second base and three at third base...Reached base safely in 11 of his first 13 games and was hitting .250 (13-for-52) following the action on 4/26...Batted .160 (28-for-175) from that point on.Had season-high three RBI on 5/3 vs. Norfolk...Swiped lone base on 7/12 vs. Buffalo.

2008

Saw his first Major League action after being added to the Colorado roster on 6/17 from Triple-A Colorado Springs... appeared in two games, making his lone start on 6/19 vs. Cleveland, starting at 2B and going 0-for-4... appeared in 110 games with Colorado Springs, batting .255 with 10 doubles, 4 triples, 9HR and 42RBI and setting career highs in triples, homers and RBI... had 10HR total entering the season... collected his first career multi-homer game on 6/2 vs. Sacramento and hit first career grand slam on 8/16 at Salt Lake... appeared in games at all four infield positions as well as one game in RF, combining for a .986 fielding percentage (7E, 504TC), with all the errors coming at shortstop where he saw the majority of his playing time.

2007

Played entire season with Triple-A Colorado Springs, starting at least five games at each infield position... batted a career-high .310 with 15 doubles, 2HR and 27RBI, leading the Sky Sox with a .396 on-base percentage... batted .276 (21-for-76) vs. left-handed pitchers and .329 (46-for-140) vs. righties.

2006

Hit .280 with 16 doubles, 1HR and 27RBI in 87 games with Double-A Tulsa... led the team with a .380 average (27-for-71) in the month of July...recorded 20 multi-hit games.

2005

In his first Double-A action, batted .203 with 14 doubles, 3HR and 39RBI in a career-high 117 games with Tulsa... batted .302 (26-for-86) through the first 27 games of the season before dropping to a .173 clip (49-for-283) over the final three months of the season... played the majority of his games at shortstop (113G), leading all Texas League shortstops with a .974 fielding percentage (14E, 557TC).

2004

Appeared in 102 games with Single-A Visalia, batting .272 with 13 doubles, 3HR and 24RBI... played 58 games at SS and 39 games at 3B... made an emergency relief appearance on 7/3 vs. Modesto, allowing a solo home run in 1.0IP.

2003

Hit just .201 with Single-A Visalia with 5 doubles and 21RBI... stole a career-high 12 bases... drew 64 walks (fifth-most in Cal League), while striking out only 63 times.

2002

Made professional debut with short-season Single-A Tri-City, batting .197 with 5 doubles, 1HR and 24RBI in 64 games... led the Northwest League with 58 walks... hit first career homer on 7/8/02 at Everett... made an emergency relief appearance on 7/24 at Salem-Kaiser (0.1IP, 1H).