Emilio Bonifacio | |||
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Bonifacio with the Chicago White Sox
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Atlanta Braves – No. 64 | |||
Utility player | |||
Born: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
April 23, 1985 |||
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MLB debut | |||
September 2, 2007, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |||
MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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Batting average | .258 | ||
Hits | 664 | ||
Home runs | 13 | ||
Runs batted in | 162 | ||
Stolen bases | 166 | ||
Teams | |||
Emilio Jose Bonifacio Del Rosario (born April 23, 1985) is a Dominican professional baseball utility player in the Atlanta Braves organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Washington Nationals, Florida/Miami Marlins, Toronto Blue Jays, Kansas City Royals, the Atlanta Braves and Chicago White Sox. Primarily a second baseman and center fielder throughout his career, Bonifacio has also played shortstop and third base.
He played in his first Major League game on September 2, 2007, when he was called up by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
On July 22, 2008, he was traded from the Diamondbacks to the Washington Nationals for pitcher Jon Rauch and was optioned to the Triple-A Columbus Clippers.
Bonifacio was called up to the majors (he played for the South Bend Silver Hawks before he entered the majors). the Nationals on August 1, along with fellow middle infielder Alberto González. Bonifacio went 1 for 4, with an RBI, run, and a stolen base.