Roger Bernadina
| Roger Bernadina | |||
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Bernadina with the Mets in 2016
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| Kia Tigers | |||
| Outfielder | |||
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Born: June 12, 1984 Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 29, 2008, for the Washington Nationals | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2014 season) |
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| Batting average | .236 | ||
| Home runs | 28 | ||
| Runs batted in | 121 | ||
| Stolen bases | 59 | ||
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 Bernadina playing for the Netherlands national team in 2013 World Baseball Classic |
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| Men’s Baseball | ||
Representing  Netherlands
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| European Baseball Championship | ||
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2007 Montjuïc | National team |
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2016 Hoofddorp | National team |
| France International Baseball Tournament | ||
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2014 Sénart | National team |
Rogearvin Argelo "Roger" Bernadina (born June 12, 1984) is a Dutch Curaçaoan professional baseball outfielder for the Kia Tigers of the KBO League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, and Los Angeles Dodgers. He has also played for the Dutch national baseball team in international competitions such as the World Baseball Classic.
Bernadina was signed at age 17 by the then-Montreal Expos as a nondrafted free agent in 2001. He beat out Todd Liebman for the last roster spot on the Dutch national team for the World Baseball Classic back in June 2012.
Bernadina was called up to the major leagues the first time on June 28, 2008, to replace the injured Lastings Milledge. His major league debut came the next day, and he hit a single to right field in his first major league at bat.
Bernadina started 2009 in the minors, but was called up on April 15. After appearing in two games, he made his first start of the season on April 18. In the eighth inning, he "made a spectacular catch against the wall" against the Florida Marlins and fractured his right ankle, although he earned the nickname "The Shark".
On May 12, 2010, Bernadina hit his first and second big league home runs against the New York Mets. The second came in the ninth inning off Francisco Rodriguez, giving the Nationals the lead in a game they would ultimately win. He also made a remarkable leaping catch in right field that likely robbed Met Jeff Francoeur of a bases-clearing triple.
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