Peter Bergeron
Peter Bergeron | |||||||||||||||
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Center fielder | |||||||||||||||
Born: Greenfield, Massachusetts, U.S. | November 9, 1977|||||||||||||||
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
September 7, 1999, for the Montreal Expos | |||||||||||||||
Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
April 18, 2004, for the Montreal Expos | |||||||||||||||
MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
Batting average | .226 | ||||||||||||||
Home runs | 8 | ||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 56 | ||||||||||||||
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Peter Francis Bergeron (born November 9, 1977) is an American former
Bergeron appeared in 308 MLB games, all of which were played with the Montreal Expos over five different seasons. He was known as primarily being a leadoff hitter, with above average speed and defensive skills, however his offensive ability and career .226 batting average hampered his career success.
High school
Bergeron attended Greenfield High School in Greenfield, Massachusetts and was a 4-year starter on the varsity baseball team. In his senior year he was named the 1996 Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year, sponsored by Gatorade. He signed a letter of intent to play baseball in college at Clemson University but decided to sign a professional contract instead.
Professional career
Bergeron was drafted shortly after graduating high school by the
In 1999 Bergeron split time with the Ottawa Lynx and Harrisburg Senators. In a total of 100 games for the two teams he would hit a combined .320 with 23 stolen bases as a leadoff hitter. Bergeron made his Major League Baseball debut with the Montreal Expos on September 7, 1999. 2000 was Bergeron's only full season in the majors. He served as the regular leadoff hitter for the Expos and hit .245 with 5 home runs, 31 RBI and 11 stolen bases in 148 games played. He also led the National League with 16 outfield assists.
Bergeron would spend the next two years splitting time between
In 2006 Bergeron signed on with the
2007 was Bergeron's last season in professional baseball. He would start the season with the York Revolution of the Independent Atlantic League in their inaugural season. He would play in 70 games with the Revolution hitting .275 with three home runs and 20 RBI, before signing with the Pittsburgh Pirates AA Altoona Curve. Bergeron played in 33 games with the Curve hitting .240.
Retirement and present day
Prior to the 2008 season, Bergeron stated in a local hometown newspaper article that he would most likely retire from professional baseball, citing the fact that continuing to play minor-league baseball on a small salary, while having to rent apartments for his family would amount to losing a considerable amount of money. Bergeron is currently very much still involved in baseball, now from a coaching standpoint. He currently runs "Barrett Baseball", a training school in Alpharetta, Georgia that is owned by former teammate and friend of Bergeron's, Michael Barrett. He also is the head coach of the varsity baseball team at King's Ridge Christian School in Alpharetta, Georgia, as well as the head coach of the 18u Georgia Roadrunner Travel Team. In 2012, Peter began coaching the newly formed 10U Team Triton Baseball team also based in Alpharetta, Georgia.
In December 2013, the
Trivia
Bergeron was a standout running
References
- ^ "WAR Leaderboards". Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ mlb.com
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Bergeron chasing dream
- Peter Bergeron Retirement Article[permanent dead link]