Doug Bernier

[William Malone]

Douglas Howell Bernier was born on June 24, 1980 in Santa Maria, California.

The Colorado Rockies signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played two big league games for them in 2008, going 0-for-4 with a strikeout. Colorado removed him from the 40-man roster that off-season.

Bernier spent the next four seasons in Triple-A, playing in the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates farm systems. The Minnesota Twins signed him to a minor league deal in 2013. He hit .295 in 92 games with the Rochester Red Wings (AAA), earning a second half call-up. His first Major League hit was an RBI double against Joe Blanton of the Los Angeles Angels on July 22nd. He began to get more playing time after veteran infielder Jamey Carroll was traded to the Kansas City Royals in a post-deadline waiver deal that August. Bernier finished the year batting .226 with five RBI over 33 games for the Twins.

Minnesota removed Bernier from the 40-man roster after the season. He signed a minor league deal to remain in the organization after clearing waivers. Bernier hit .280 for Rochester that summer, and was added to the Twins roster as a September call-up. He was 2-for-7 with a walk and a hit by pitch in limited playing time that month. Both hits were singles.

Bernier spent most of 2015 with the Red Wings, but was briefly called up to the big league roster in May. He went 1-for-5 at the plate in limited action. The lone was a two run double, which turned out to be the final at-bat of his Major League career.

He retired after spending 2016 and 2017 in the Texas Rangers minor league system. Beriner was hired by the Rockies as a scout in 2018. He was added to their Major League coaching staff as the data and game planing coordinator in 2020. Bernier became the Rockies minor league defensive coordinator in 2022.

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